Love
Cupid's Nest
From Lyric Poems, Made in Imitation of the Italians (1687)
Love
AH! Tell me, Love, thy Nesting Place,
Is't in my Heart, or Cynthia's Face?
For when I see her Graces shine,
There art thou perch'd with Pow'r Divine:
Yet strait I feel thy pointed Dart,
And find thee flutt'ring in my Heart;
Then since amongst us thou wilt show,
The many Tricks thou Love canst doe,
Prithee for sport remove thy Nest,
First to my Face, and then to Cynthia's Brest.
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MLA
Ayres, Philip. “Cupid's Nest.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ayres/51/.
Chicago
Ayres, Philip. “Cupid's Nest.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ayres/51/.
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