[427] Gemelli, vol. v. Napoli, 1708.
SANS CHANGER.
For the Table Book.
The maiden, with a vivid eye,
Whose breath is measured by her sigh;
The maiden, with a lovely cheek,
Whose blushes in their virtue break;
Whose pulse and breath would die unblest
If not by changeless Love carest;—
’Tis she that gives her partner’s life
The perfect and the happy wife
Sans changer.
If choice be true, she proves a friend
Whose friendship fails not to the end;
She sweetens dear affection’s power
That lasteth to life’s parting hour:
Her heart beats that her love might go
Through every pang her Love’s could know,
And yields its latest throb, to give
Truth to that heart she loves, to live
Sans changer.
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CASUALTIES OF THE ANCIENTS.
To the Editor.