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A SONG by DELARIVIERE MANLEY

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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