LONG betwixt Love and fear @3Phillis@1 tormented Shun'd her own wish yet at last she consented: But loath that day shou'd her Blushes discover, Come, gentle Night She said, Come quickly to my aid, And a poor Shamefac'd Maid Hide from her Lover. Now cold as Ice I am, now hot as Fire, I dare not tell my self my own desire; But let Day fly away, and let Night haste her: Grant ye kind Powers above, Slow Hours to parting Love, But when to Bliss we move, Bid 'em fly faster. How sweet it is to Love when I discover That Fire which burns my Heart warming my Lover; 'Tis Pity Love so true shou'd be mistaken: But if this Night he be False or unkinde to me, Let me dye ere I see That I'm forsaken. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUM by THOMAS HARDY EDEN BOWER by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI AN ESCAPE by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE THE SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN AN OLD BURYING GROUND by ELFRIDA DE RENNE BARROW |