Song: Since by Ill Fate I'm Forc'd Away

SINCE by ill fate I'm forc'd away,
And snatch'd so soon from those dear arms ;
Against my will I must obey.
And leave those sweet endearing charms.
Yet still love on ; and never fear.
But you and constancy will prove
Enough my present flame to bear,
And make me, though in absence, love.
For, though your presence fate denies,
I feel, alas ! the killing smart ;
And can with undiscerned eyes.
Behold your picture in my heart.