DESPAIRING besides a clear stream,
A Shepherd forsaken was laid;
And whilst a false Nymph was his Theme,
A Willow supported his Head:
The Winds that blew over the Plain,
To his Sighs with a Sigh did reply;
And the Brook in return of his Pain,
Ran mournfully murmuring by.
Alas silly Swain that I was,
Thus sadly complaining he cry'd;