 | Song in September |  |
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THE CHEATED LOVER
How sharp a punishment to bear
Alone this beauty of the pear
That, dressed for bridal, bids me think
Of her whose robes are blue and pink!
Alone this beauty of the pear
That, dressed for bridal, bids me think
Of her whose robes are blue and pink!
Would she but imitate the pear,
And on her lovely body wear
The bridal clothes at last for me,
How gay this shadowed heart could be!
And on her lovely body wear
The bridal clothes at last for me,
How gay this shadowed heart could be!
When comes the gloaming she will give
Fair reasons for my life to live,
And yet will beg to have the bliss
Of staying Cupid's chrysalis.
Fair reasons for my life to live,
And yet will beg to have the bliss
Of staying Cupid's chrysalis.
Remember, Clovermaid, how fair
A frock this tree is glad to wear,
And scorn to let a rival shine
Through veilings lovelier than thine!
A frock this tree is glad to wear,
And scorn to let a rival shine
Through veilings lovelier than thine!
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