Cupids Courtesie:
OR,
The young Gallant foil'd at his own Weapon.
He scorned Cupid and his Dart,
Until he felt a wounded heart.
To a pleasant Northern Tune.
By J. P.
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THrough the cool shady Woods,
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as I was ranging,
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I heard the pretty Birds
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notes sweetly changing
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Down y a Meadow side,
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there runs a River,
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A little Boy I espy'd
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with Bow and Quiver.
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Little Boy tell me why
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thou art here diving,
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Art thou some Run away,
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and hast no biding:
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I am no run-away,
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venus my Mother,
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She gave me leave to play
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when I came hither.
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Little boy go with me,
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and be my servant,
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I will take care to see,
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for thy preferment.
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If I with thee should go,
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Venus would chide me,
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And take away my Bow,
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and never abide me.
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Little Boy let me know,
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what's thy name termed,
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That thou dost wear a Bow,
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and gost so armed:
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You may perceive the same,
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with often changing;
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Cupid it is my name,
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I live by ranging.
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If Cupid be thy name,
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that shoots at Rovers,
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I have heard of thy fame,
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by wounded Lovers.
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Should any languish that
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are set on fire,
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By such a naked brat
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I much admire.
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IF thou dost but the least,
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at my Laws grumble,
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Ile pierce thy stubborn br[e]ast,
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and make thee humble:
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If I with golden Dart
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wound thee but surely:
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There's no Phsitians art,
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that e're can cure thee.
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Little boy with thy bow,
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why dost thou threaten:
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It is not long ago,
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since thou was beaten:
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Thy wanton mother fair,
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Venus will chide thee:
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When all thy Arrows are gone,
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thou mayest go hide thee.
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Of powerful shafts you see,
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I am well stored.
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Which makes my diety,
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so much adored:
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With one poor Arrow now,
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I'le make thee shiver,
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And bend unto my Bow,
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and fear my Quiver.
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Dear little Cupid be
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courteous and kindly,
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I know thou canst not hit
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but shootest blindly.
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Although thou callst me blind,
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surely i'le hit thee,
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That th[o]u shalt quickly find,
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i'le not forget thee.
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Then little Cupid caught
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his Bow so nimble,
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And shot a fatal Shaft
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which made him tremble.
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Go tell thy Mistris dear
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thou canst discover
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What all the Passions are
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of a dying Lover.
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And now this gallant heart
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sorely was bleeding:
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And felt the greatest smart
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from Love proceeding:
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He did her help implore,
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whom he affected:
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But found that more and more,
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him she rejected.
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For Cupid with his craft
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quickly had chosen:
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And with a leaden shaft,
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her heart had frozen:
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Which caus'd this Lover more
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sadly to languish:
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And Cupids aid implore
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to heal his anguish.
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He humble pardon crav'd
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for his offence past,
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And vow'd himself a slave
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and to love stedfast:
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His prayers so ardent were,
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whilst his heart panted,
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That Cupid lent an ear,
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and his suit granted.
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For by his present plaint,
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he was regarded,
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And his adored Saint
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[h]is Love rewa[r]ded:
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And now they live in Joy,
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sweetly imbracing,
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And left the little Boy
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in the woods chasing.
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