Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A SONG, by DELARIVIERE MANLEY


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First Line: Ah dangerous swain, tell me no more
Last Line: Shou'd you but once persuade you burn for me.
Subject(s): Love


Ah Dangerous Swain, tell me no more,
The Happy Nymph you Worship and Adore;
When thy fill'd Eyes are sparkling at her Name,
I raving wish that mine had caus'd the Flame.

If by your fire to her you can impart
Diffusive heat to warm another's heart:
Ah dangerous Swain, what wou'd the ruine be,
Shou'd you but once persuade you burn for me.





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