Than I could any lover bear,
Who wears so oft a paper-cap.
FROM A PERSON IN COMFORTABLE CIRCUMSTANCES TO HIS FAVOURITE LADY.
My charmer alone I shall please,
Oh, she shall all others outshine;
I’ll promise her comfort and ease,
If I be her chosen Valentine.
ANSWER OF COMPLIANCE.
You promise me fair I confess,
And so to your suit I’ll incline;