Love
At the Temple of Cupid
From Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age, ed. A. H. Bullen (London: Nimmo, 1889)
Priest. Come, my children, let your feet
In an even measure meet,
And your cheerful voices rise,
To present this sacrifice
To great Cupid, in whose name,
I his priest begin the same.
Young men, take your loves and kiss;
Thus our Cupid honoured is;
Kiss again, and in your kissing
Let no promises be missing;
Nor let any maiden here
Dare to turn away her ear
Unto the whisper of her love,
But give bracelet, ring, or glove,
As a token to her sweeting,
Of an after secret meeting.
Now, boy, sing, to stick our hearts
Fuller of great Cupid's darts.
Codex Note
Listed by Bullen under Beaumont and Fletcher jointly.
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Fletcher, John. “At the Temple of Cupid.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fletcher_j/4/.
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Fletcher, John. “At the Temple of Cupid.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fletcher_j/4/.
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