My soul’s Corinna, lightly played,

Young Cupid saw the graceful maid;

He saw, and in a moment flew,

And round her neck his arms he threw,

And said, with smiles of infant joy,

“Oh! kiss me, mother, kiss thy boy!”

Unconscious of a mother’s name,

The modest virgin blushed with shame;

And, angry Cupid scarce believing

That vision could be so deceiving,