Women are by
Themselves betray'd,
And to their short joys cruel,
20Who foolishly
Themselves persuade
Flames can outlast their fuel;
None (though Platonic their pretence)
With reason love unless by sense.
And He, by whose
Command to thee
Women are by
Themselves betray'd,
And to their short joys cruel,
20Who foolishly
Themselves persuade
Flames can outlast their fuel;
None (though Platonic their pretence)
With reason love unless by sense.
And He, by whose
Command to thee