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First Line: Soft cupid, wanton, amorous boy
Last Line: And, by thy grant, his power show?
Subject(s): Cupid; Kisses; Oaths; Singing & Singers; Voices; Eros


SOFT Cupid, wanton, amorous boy,
The other day, moved with my lyre,
In flattering accents spoke his joy,
And uttered thus his fond desire.

Oh! raise thy voice! one song I ask;
Touch the thy harmonious string;
To Thyrsis easy is the task,
Who can so sweetly play and sing.

Two kisses from my mother dear,
Thyrsis, thy due reward shall be;
None, none, like beauty's queens is fair,
Paris has vouched this truth for me.

I straight replied, Thou know'st alone
That brightest Chloe rules my breast,
I'll sing thee two instead of one,
If thou 'lt be kind, and make me blest.

One kiss from Chloe's lips, no more
I crave; he promised me success:
I played with all my skill and power,
My glowing passion to express.

But oh! my Chloe, beauteous maid!
Wilt thou the wished reward bestow?
Wilt thou make good what love has said,
And, by thy grant, his power show?





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