Injured fair (1)/The sweet temptation

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Injured fair (1802)
The Sweet Temptation
3176388Injured fair — The Sweet Temptation1802

The SWEET TEMPTATION.

SAW ye the nymph whom I adore?
saw ye the goddess of my heart?
And can you bid me love no more?
and can you think I feel no smart?

So many charms around her shine,
who can the sweet temptation fly?
Spite of her scorn, she's so divine,
that I must love her, tho' I die.

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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