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A YOUNG MAID'S RESOLUTION, by                    
First Line: "go, young man, let my heart alone"
Last Line: "since love's a fire, and fires will out"
Subject(s): Love - Complaints


GO, young man, let my heart alone:
'Twill be a prisoner unto none;
Nor will I Cupid's shackles wear,
Since lovers' laws are so severe:
Love is my slave, while I despise;
But once content, he'll tyrannize.

'Tis only beauty you admire,
And that's the object of desire,
Which by degrees burns to a flame,
And hence Love first received its name.
Then, young man, give me leave to doubt—
Since Love's a fire, and fires will out.





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