Love

Song: Since, Moggy, I Mun Bid Adieu

by Matthew Prior 1664–1721

From Miscellaneous Works (Waller, 1907)

Love

SINCE, Moggy, I mun bid adieu,
How can I help despairing ?
Let Fate its Rigour still pursue,
There's nought more worth my caring.
'Twas she alone could calm my soul.
When racking thoughts did grieve me ;

Her eyes my troubles could control,
And into joys deceive me.

Farewel, ye brooks ; no more along
Your banks mun I be walking :

No more you'll hear my pipe or song.
Or pretty Moggy's talking.

But I by death an end will give
To grief, since we mun sever :

For who can after parting live.
Ought to be wretched ever.

MLA

Prior, Matthew. “Song: Since, Moggy, I Mun Bid Adieu.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/209/.

Chicago

Prior, Matthew. “Song: Since, Moggy, I Mun Bid Adieu.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/209/.

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