1 PHILLIS misfortunes that can be exprest Admit some gentle hours of peace and rest But from Loves Empire I hope noe release For though dispairing still my flames increase And dull complaint can never ease a care Thats caused by Absence norished by despair 2 Such conquering charms contribute to my chain And ade fresh torments to my lingerin pain That could blind Love judge of my faithfull flame He would return the fugitive with shame For haveing bin insenceble to Love That does by constancy its merrit prove 3 But I that can thus slavishly complain Of tedious absence and unjust disdain Merit the scorn with which I am repay For she that calls not reas deserves the punishment of Thersis hate The utmost rigor of relentless fate | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VIGNETTES OVERSEAS: 1. OFF GIBRALTAR by SARA TEASDALE THE WIND by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON THE SEASONS: A HYMN by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) PILGRIMAGE by ELIZABETH WILCOX BEASLEY A SUPERSTITION REVISITED by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN FORGETFULNESS by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH |