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While doom'd to wander o'er a faithless sea, | While doom'd to wander o'er a faithless sea, | ||
[?]like that Element which oft deceives, | [?]like that Element which oft deceives, | ||
Preserve a Faith, as | Preserve a Faith, as true as mine to thee? | ||
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That drawn like bees around the flow'ry sweet | That drawn like bees around the flow'ry sweet | ||
[?]iming with fewning flatt'ry to bribe | [?]iming with fewning flatt'ry to bribe | ||
That heart, thy Williams love | That heart, thy Williams love alone should meet. | ||
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[W]ilt thou undmindful of the artful tale, | [W]ilt thou undmindful of the artful tale, | ||
Still to thy absent lover constant prove;? | Still to thy absent lover constant prove;? | ||
[?]r let their wily | [O?]r let their wily treacherous arts prevail, | ||
and rob me of my only hope -- thy Love. | and rob me of my only hope -- thy Love. | ||
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Let me but from thy lovely hands receive | Let me but from thy lovely hands receive | ||
The confirmation | The confirmation sweet of all my care. | ||
With Saintlike faith I will its truth believe | With Saintlike faith I will its truth believe | ||
That thou'st as constant, as I'm sure thou'st fair. | That thou'st as constant, as I'm sure thou'st fair. | ||
J. Mc.L. | J. Mc.L. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:08, 12 August 2017
128 Verses address'd to a young Lady by a Gentleman previous to his embarkation for America [17 flourishes] 1 [?]ten fair Delia, to thy faithful Swain, Who whilst he pays due tribute to thy Charms, [con]fesses all that fills his heart with pain Creates his fears and gives his Breast Alarms.
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[?]lt thou, while he a cruel absence grieves, While doom'd to wander o'er a faithless sea, [?]like that Element which oft deceives, Preserve a Faith, as true as mine to thee?
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[An]d when amid the buzzing trifling tribe That drawn like bees around the flow'ry sweet [?]iming with fewning flatt'ry to bribe That heart, thy Williams love alone should meet.
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[W]ilt thou undmindful of the artful tale, Still to thy absent lover constant prove;? [O?]r let their wily treacherous arts prevail, and rob me of my only hope -- thy Love.
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Much tho I've heard of that Inconstancy. Which dwells too oft within the female Breast [overstriken: B?ls] Yet in thy gentle heart, Fidelity I still will think, remains a constant guest.
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Let me but from thy lovely hands receive The confirmation sweet of all my care. With Saintlike faith I will its truth believe That thou'st as constant, as I'm sure thou'st fair.
J. Mc.L.