Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, KING ARTHUR: SONG, by JOHN DRYDEN


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First Line: How happy the lover
Last Line: The pleasures of love.
Subject(s): Happiness; Musical Instruments; Joy; Delight


1

How happy the Lover,
How easie his Chain,
How pleasing his Pain!
How sweet to discover
He sighs not in vain.
For Love ev'ry Creature
Is form'd by his Nature;
No Joys are above
The Pleasures of Love.

2

In vain are our Graces,
In vain are your Eyes,
If Love you despise;
When Age furrows Faces,
'Tis time to be wise.
Then use the short Blessing,
That flies in Possessing:
No Joys are above
The Pleasures of Love.





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