History & Politics
Song XXVIII. A Dialogue translated
From Songs and Other Poems (1664)
History & Politics
Q. WHat made Venus strike her Son?
A. Cause he loft his bow and quiver.
Q. Where is his bow and quiver gone?
A. To my Mistress without doubt.
Q. Prithee how came that about?
A. She did but ask, and he did give her;
For being blind, he easly ers,
And knew not his Mothers face from hers.
Chorus.
Oh blame him not for what he did do;
Which of us all would not err so too?
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