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THE HAPPY LOVER by PHILIP AYRES

First Line: HARK LOVERS, HARK, AND I SHALL TELL
Last Line: THE MAN BELOV'D? 'TIS HAPPY I AM HE.
Subject(s): LOVE;

HARK Lovers, hark, and I shall tell
A wonder that will please you well;
She, whom I lov'd as my own heart,
For whom I sigh'd and suffer'd smart;
Whom I above the world admir'd:
When I approach'd, who still retir'd:
Was so reserv'd, but yet so fair,
An angel to what others are:
Herself from Love escapes not free.
The man belov'd? 'Tis happy I am He.



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