• Drink to me, only, with thine eyes,
    And I will pledge with mine;
    Or leave a kisse but in the cup,
    And Ile not look for wine.
    The thirst, that from the soule doth rise,
    Doth aske a drink divine:
    But might I of Jove's Nectar sup,
    I would not change for thine.
    I sent thee, late, a rosie wreath,
    Not so much honoring thee,
    As giving it a hope, that...

  • Drink to me, only, with thine eyes,
    And I will pledge with mine;
    Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
    And I'll not look for wine.
    The thirst that from the soul doth rise,
    Doth ask a drink divine:
    But might I of Jove's nectar sup,
    I would not change for thine.
    I sent thee, late, a rosy wreath,
    Not so much honouring thee...

  • I HATE the town and all its ways;

    Ridottos, operas, and plays;

    The ball, the ring, the mall, the court;

    Wherever the beau-monde resort;

    Where beauties lie in ambush for folks,

    Earl Straffords, and the Duke of Norfolks;

    All coffee-houses, and their praters;

    All courts of...

  • CUPID CALLED TO ACCOUNT.


       LAST night, as my unwilling mind

    To rest, dear Celia, I resign'd;

    For how should I repose enjoy,

    While any fears your breast annoy?

    Forbid it, heav'n, that I should be

    From any of your troubles free.

    O! would kind Fate attend my pray'r,
    ...