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THE KEYS OF LOVE.

AS I went out in ev'ning clear,
down by a ſhady grove,
With haſty footſteps I went down,
there I ſpy'd my love.
As ſhe lay ſleepng on the graſs,
moſt beautiful and fair,
You wou'd have ſworn if you had view'd the laſs,
the Queen of love was there.

I firſt convey'd my ruby lips,
unto her ſnow-white breaſt,
I next convey'd my quick'ning arms,
around her ſlender waiſt,
She wak'd out of her drowſy ſleep,
like one been in ſurprize;
Her am'rous looks had ſtole my heart,
by the moving of her eyes.

She ſaid, I'm ruin'd and undone,
and falſely I'm betray'd:
Is this the way you've ta'en to win,
a ſimple harmleſs maid?
You Goddess, ſhe cry'd, you've wounded me,
wou'd you wrong a maid ſo young?
Her am'rous ſayings ſtole my heart,
by the moving of her tongue.