Fragment,—Why, Why Tell The Lover

Tune—“Caledonian Hunt’s delight.”

Why, why tell thy lover Bliss he never must enjoy? Why, why undeceive him, And give all his hopes the lie? O why, while fancy, raptur’d slumbers, Chloris, Chloris all the theme, Why, why would’st thou, cruel— Wake thy lover from his dream?

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