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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WRITTEN IN A QUARREL (DELIVERY PREVENTED BY RECONCILIATION), by WILLIAM COWPER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Think, delia, with what cruel haste
Last Line: Tis madness to forego.
First Line: Think, delia, with what cruel haste
Last Line: Tis madness to forego.
THINK, Delia, with what cruel haste
Our fleeting pleasures move,
Nor heedless thus in sorrow waste
The moments due to love;
Be wise, my fair, and gently treat
These few that are our friends;
Think, thus abused, what sad regret
Their speedy flight attends!
Sure in those eyes I love so well,
And wished so long to see,
Anger I thought could never dwell,
Or anger aimed at me.
No bold offence of mine I knew
Should e'er provoke your hate;
And, early taught to think you true,
Still hoped a gentler fate.
With kindness bless the present hour,
Or oh! we meet in vain!
What can we do in absence more
Than suffer and complain?
Fated to ills beyond redress,
We must endure our woe;
The days allowed us to possess,
'Tis madness to forego.
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