And colder brother carelessly receives;—
Be mine the kiss for which the lover pants,
And the dear soft, consenting mistress gives!
’Tis else as well with ardent vows to press
Th’ unyielding bosom of the sculptur’d fair,
Or court the walls whose pictur’d forms confess
That West or graceful Reynolds has been there.
In thy sweet kiss, oh! blend such fond desires
As conquer youth, and palsied age can warm;
Those arts which cherish love, like vestal fires,