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In wedlock alone true p'eaſure we find,
to glide the rough paſſage thro' life,
Then chuſe out a laſe with a delicate mind,
and make the dear charmer a wife.
And you, O ye fair, be kind to the man,
who offers to bleſs you for life;
Be conſtant and true, and as fond as you can,
for theſe are the charms of a wife.
LOVELY DAMON.
LOvely Damon, when thou’rt near me,
ſtraight my vital ſpirits fly;
Nothing but thy ſmiles can cheer me,
turn, O turn thy (illegible text)illing eye.
Hide, O hide thoſe blooming graces,
that thy lovely face adorn,
Who could ſhun thy ſweet embraces,
when thou'rt bluſhing like the morn.
Lovely Damon, do not teaze me,
with a ſigh I cannot bear:
Deareſt Damon, if you'd eaſe me,
never on the plain appear.
Deſiſt, dear youth, nor ſtrive to gain
a heart, which is not mine to give:
Ceaſe, O ceaſe to give ſuch pain;
ſhun my fight and let me live.
Printed by J. and M. Robertſon, Saltmarket, 1802.
