CALM was the Even, and clear was the Sky, And the new-budding Flowers did spring, When all alone went @3Amyntas@1 and I To hear the sweet Nightingal sing; I sate, and he laid him down by me; But scarcely his breath he could draw; For when with a fear, he began to draw near, He was dash'd with A ha ha ha ha! He blush'd to himself, and lay still for a while, And his modesty curb'd his desire; But straight I convinc'd all his fear with a smile, Which added new Flames to his Fire. O @3Sylvia@1, said he, you are cruel, To keep your poor Lover in awe; Then once more he prest with his hand to my brest But was dash'd with A ha ha ha ha. I knew 'twas his passion that caus'd all his fear; And therefore I pity'd his Case: I whisper'd him softly, there's no body here And laid my Cheek close to his Face: But as he grew bolder and bolder, A Shepheard came by us and saw; And just as our bliss we began with a Kiss, He laugh'd out with A ha ha ha ha. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VENUS OF THE LOUVRE by EMMA LAZARUS FACADE: 17. DARK SONG by EDITH SITWELL IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: 54 by ALFRED TENNYSON TO E. L., ON HIS TRAVELS IN GREECE by ALFRED TENNYSON INDEPENDENCE DAY by ROYALL TYLER THE AFFLICTION OF MARGARET by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |