SONG. Written in the Year 1732.
18th Century George Lyttelton EnglishSONG.
Written in the Year 1732.
By the Same.
I.
WHEN DELIA on the plain appears, Aw'd by a thousand tender fears, I would approach, but dare not move; — Tell me, my Heart, if this be Love.
II.
Whene'er she speaks, my ravish'd ear No other voice but her's can hear, No other wit but her's approve; — Tell me, my Heart, if this be Love.
III.
If she some other youth commend, Though I was once his fondest friend, His instant enemy I prove; — Tell me, my Heart, if this be Love.
IV.
When she is absent, I no more Delight in all that pleas'd before, The clearest spring, or shadiest grove; — Tell me, my Heart, if this be Love.
V.
When fond of pow'r, of beauty vain, Her nets she spreads for ev'ry swain, I strove to hate, but vainly strove; — Tell me, my Heart, if this be Love.