THE Passionate Squire's Petition, OR THE Youthful Swimming Lady Invited to the Shore by her Intire Love.
To an Excellent New TUNE.
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SEe yonder she Swims and calls, Love,
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and fain would be on Shore;
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She's one of the fairest Faces
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that e're I beheld before:
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And I prithee my Dear, call home thy heart,
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and hear thy true Lovers Charms,
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For the Phoenix shall be our Guide, Love,
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and protect us from all harms.
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A Ship it cannot be Built, Love,
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without the help of Tree;
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And the very Flint Stones shall melt, Love,
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and if I prove false to thee:
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If I prove false to thee, my Dear,
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the Rocks shall melt in the Sun;
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And the Fire shall Freeze like Ice, Love,
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and the Sea shall Raging Burn.
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Then fear neither Wind nor Weather,
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but venture thy self with me;
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When ever we Sail together,
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young Cupid alone, shall be
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Our Pilot, to Guide and Steer us
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from turbulent Storms, my Dear:
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No Danger can e're come near us,
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all shall be Serene and Clear.
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When first I beheld thy Beauty,
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it wounded me to the heart,
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So that I was bound in Duty,
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to love thee for thy Desert:
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Then be neither Coy nor Cruel,
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for why, it is in thy will,
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My Amorous Charming Jewel,
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this minute to Save or Kill.
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Be kind to thy dear pretender,
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and do not the least Revile,
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I readily will surrender
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my heart, for one gentle Smile:
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Thy Love is as great a Blessing
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as ever I would enjoy,
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The which if I was possessing,
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my sorrows it would destroy.
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Like innocent Lambs, in pleasure,
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our minutes of Love we'll spend;
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I value not Worldly Treasure,
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for that I will ne'r contend:
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True Love I alone admire,
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and do thy sweet Charms adore;
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Then grant me my hearts desire,
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and Love, I will ask no more.
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Among the delightful Bowers,
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where Flora her Mantle spreads,
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With changeable fragrant Flowers,
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rich Garlands do Crown our Heads,
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The Lillies, my Dear, shall make us:
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and thus we will live in Love,
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True Pleasure can ne'r forsake us,
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so long as we Loyal prove.
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Sweet Creature, thou may'st believe me,
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I love thee more dear than Gold,
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Why should'st thou delight to grieve me?
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fair Beautiful Saint, behold!
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I'll study for thy Promotion,
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my heart is to Love inclin'd;
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And will be at thy Devotion,
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sweet Creature, be not unkind.
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