 | The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu |  |
ANSWER.
Though I never got possession,'Tis a pleasure to adore;
Hope, the wretch's only blessing,
May in time procure me more.
Constant courtship may obtain her, —
Where both wealth and merit fail,
And the lucky minute gain her, —
Fate and fancy must prevail.
At Diana's shrine aloud,
By the bow and by the quiver,
Thrice she bow'd, and thrice she vow'd,
Once to love — and that forever.
| The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | |