And teach the meaning in a lady’s mind,
When you can none in her expressions find.
Words are design’d that meaning to convey; }
But often Yea is hidden in a Nay! }
And, what the charmer wills, some gentle hints betray. }
Then, too, when ladies mean to yield at length,
They match their reasons with the lover’s strength,
And, kindly cautious, will no force employ 100
But such as he can baffle or destroy.
As, when heroic lovers beauty woo’d,