And yet this world, as old as 'tis, Let's try what we can do. SONG. GET you gone-you will undo me→→ Which I dare no longer cherish ! With harmless thoughts I did begin, At every hour, in every place, My dreams at night were all of you, But now his teeth and claws are grown, Let me the fatal lion shun; You found me harmless-leave me so! For, were I not, you'd leave me too. SONG. LOVE still has something of the sea, No time his slaves from doubt can free, They are becalm'd in clearest days, One while they seem to touch the port, Then straight into the main Some angry wind, in cruel sport, The vessel drives again. At first disdain and pride they fear, Which if they chance to 'scape, Rivals and falsehood soon appear, By such degrees to joys they come, "Tis cruel to prolong a pain; Believe me, gentle Celemene, An hundred thousand oaths your fears SONG. FAIR Amynta, art thou mad, To let the world in me Envy joys I never had, And censure them in thee? Fill'd with grief for what is past, Love does easy souls despise Who lose themselves for toys, Love should like the year be crown'd With sweet variety; Hope should in the spring abound, In the summer, flowers should rise, And in the autumn, fruit; His spring doth else but mock our eyes, And in a scoff salute. THE INDIFFERENCE. THANKS, fair Urania, to your scorn, In losing me, proud nymph, you lose My ranging love did never find Such charms of person and of mind; You've beauty, wit, and all things know,—— But where should your you love bestow. I, unawares, my freedom gave, Would you have kept what you had won, You should have more compassion shewn. Love is a burthen, which two hearts, With pleasure carry; but no one, I'm not of those who court their pain, And make an idol of disdain; My hope in love does ne'er expire, Nor yet of those who, ill receiv'd, |