Love

SONG.

by Sir Charles Sedley 1639–1701

Love

DRink a bout till the day find us,
These are pleasures that will last,
L…t no foolish passion blind us
Joys of Love make too much hast.

Maids are long ere we can win 'um,
And our Passions wast the while;
In a B…er Glass we'l begin 'um,
Let some Fool take th' other toy.

Yet we will have store of good Wenches,
Whom their own high bloods shall court,
After two or three good Drenches,
To out-do them at the Sport;

Joyning thus both Mirth and Beauty,
To make up our full delight:
In Wine and Love we pay our Duty
To each friendly coming night.

MLA

Sedley, Charles. “SONG.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sedley/47/.

Chicago

Sedley, Charles. “SONG.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sedley/47/.

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