Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A SONG, by GEORGE ETHEREGE


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A SONG, by                    
First Line: Ye happy swains, whose hearts are free
Last Line: The cruel with despair!


Ye happy swains, whose hearts are free
From love's imperial chain,
Take warning and be taught by me,
T' avoid th' enchanting pain.
Fatal the wolves to trembling flocks,
Fierce winds to blossoms prove,
To careless seamen hidden rocks,
To human quiet love.

Fly the fair sex, if bliss you prize;
The snake's beneath the flower:
Whoever gazed on beauteous eyes
That tasted quiet more?
How faithless is the lover's joy!
How constant is their care,
The kind with falsehood to destroy,
The cruel with despair!





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