A mighty Pain to Love it is,
And ’tis a Pain that Pain to miss;
But of all Pains, the greatest Pain
It is to Love, and Love in vain.
[Abraham Cowley
ON WOMEN AND HYMEN
Whether tall men, or short men, are best,
Or bold men, or modest and shy men,
I can’t say, but I this can protest,
All the fair are in favour of Hy-men.