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city_n	war_n	young_a	youth_n	25	3	7.3784	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27316	Poems upon several occasions with a voyage to the island of love : also The lover in fashion, being an account from Lydicus to Lysander of his voyage from the island of love / by Mrs. A. Behn ; to which is added a miscellany of new poems and songs, by several hands.	Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.	1697 (1697)	Wing B1758; ESTC R30218	157,872	578

Address receives These Strangers and to both new Courage gives She animates the haughty to go on Say A Town long besieg'd must needs be won Time and Respect remove all obstacles And obstinate Love arrives at Miracles Were she the Heir to an illustrious Crown Those Charms that haughty meen that fam'd renown That wond'rous skill you do in Verse profess That great disdain of common Mistresses Can when you please with aid of Billet Deux The Royal Virgin to your Arms subdue One skill'd in all the Arts to please the fair Shou'd be above the Sense of dull despair Go on young noble Warrier then go on Though all the fair are by that Love undone Then turning to the other Sir said she Were the bright Beauty you Adore like me Your silent awful Passion more wou'd move Than all the bold and forward Arts of Love A Heart the softest composition forms And sooner yields by treaty then by storms A Look a Sigh a Tear is understood And makes more warm dis-orders in the Blood Has more ingaging tender Eloquence Then all the industry of Artful Sense So falling drops with their soft force alone Insinuate kind impressions in obdurate stone But that which most my pity did imploy Was a young Hero full of Smiles and Joy A noble Youth to whom indulgent Heaven Had more of Glory then of Virtue given Conducted thither by a Politick throng The Rabble Shouting as he past along Whilst he vain with the beastly Din they make Which were the same if Bears were going to stake Addresses to this faithless Flatterer Who in return calls him young God of War The Cities Champion and his Countries Hope The Peoples Darling and Religious Prop. Scepters and Crowns does to his view expose And all the Fancied pow'r of Empire shows In vain the Vision he wou'd dis-believe In spight of Sense she does his Soul deceive He Credits all nor ask's which way or how The dazling Circle shall surround his Brow Implicitly attends the flattering Song Gives her his easy Faith and is undone For with one turn of State the Frenzy 's heal'd The Blind recover and the Cheats reveal'd Whilst all his Charms of Youth and Beauty lies The kind reproach of pitying Enemies To me she said and smiling as she spoke Lisander you with Love have Reason took Continue so and from Aminta 's Heart Expect what Love and Beauty can impart I knew she flatter'd yet I cou'd not choose But please my Self and credit the Abuse Her charming Words that Night repos'd me more Then all the grateful Dreams I 'd had before Next day I rose and early with the Sun Love guided me to Declaration A pleasant City built with Artful Care To which the Lovers of the Isle repair In our pursuit Respect dissatisfy'd Did the unreasonable Adventure chide Return unheedy Youth cry'd he return Let my advice th' approaching danger warn Renounce thy Purpose and thy haste decline Or thou wilt ruine all Loves great design Amaz'd I stood and unresolv'd t' obey Cou'd not return durst not pursue my way Whilst LOVE who thought himself concern'd as Guide I' th' Criminal Adventure Thus reply'd LOVE's Resentment MUst we eternal Martyrdom pursue Must we still Love and always suffer too Must we continue still to dye And ne'r declare the cruel Cause Whilst the fair Murdress asks not why But triumphs in her rigorous Laws And grows more mighty in disdain More Peevish Humorous Proud and Vain The more we languish by our Pain And when we Vow Implore and Pray Shall the Inhumane cruel fair Only with nice disdain the sufferer pay Consult her Pride alone in the affair And coldly cry In time perhaps I may Consider and redress the Youth's despair And when she wou'd a Period put to 's Fate Alas her cruel Mercy comes too late But wise Respect obligingly reply'd Amintas Cruelty you need not dread Your Passion by your Eyes will soon be known Without this hast to Declaration 'T is I will guide you where you still shall find Aminta in best Humour and most kind Strong were his Arguments his Reasonings prove Too pow'rful for the angry God of Love Who by degrees t' his native softness came Yields to Respect and owns his haste a blame Both vow obedience to his judging Wit And to his graver Conduct both submit Who now invites us to a Reverend place An ancient Town whose Governor he was Impregnable with Bastions fortify'd Guarded with fair built Walls on every side The top of which the Eye cou'd scarce discern So strong as well secur'd the Rich concern Silence with Modesty and Secresy Have all committed to their Custody Silence to every questions ask'd reply With apt Grimasses of the Face and Eyes Her Finger on her Mouth and as you 've seen Her Picture Handsom with fantastick mean Her every Motion her Commands express But seldom any the hid Soul confess The Virgin Modesty is wond'rous fair A bashful Motion and a blushing Air With un-assur'd regard her Eyes do move Untaught by affectation or Self-love Her Robes not gaudy were nor loosely ty'd But even concealing more then need be hid For Secresie one rarely sees her Face Whose lone Apartment is some Dark recess From whence unless some great affairs oblige She finds it difficult to dis-ingage Her voice is low but subtilly quick her Ears And answers still by signs to what she hears Led by Respect we did an entrance get Not saying any thing who ere we met The City of DISCRETION THE Houses there retir'd in Gardens are And all is done with little noise One seldom sees Assemblies there Or publick shows for Grief or Joys One rarely walks but in the Night And most endeavour to avoid the Light There the whole World their bus'ness carry Without or confident or Secretary One still is under great constraint Must always suffer but ne'r make complaint 'T is there the dumb and silent languishes Are predic'd which so well explain the Heart Which without speaking can so much express And secrets to the Soul the nearest way impart Language which prettily perswades belief Who 's silent Eloquence obliges Joy or Grief This City 's called Discretion being the name Of her that is Lieutenant of the same And Sister to Respect a Lady who Seldom obtains a Conquest at first view But in repeated Visits one shall find Sufficient Charms of Beauty and of Mind Her vigorous piercing Eyes can when they please Make themselves lov'd and understood with Ease Not too severe but yet reserv'd and wise And her Address is full of subtilties Which upon all occasions serves her turn T' express her Kindness and to hide her scorn Dissimulations Arts she useful holds And in good manners sets 'em down for rules T was here Aminta liv'd and here I paid My constant visits to the lovely Maid With mighty force upon my Soul I strove To hide the Sent'ments of my raging Love All that I spoke did but indifferent seem Or went no higher than a great