| Francis T. Palgrave, ed. (1824–1897). The Golden Treasury. 1875. |
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| W. Alexander, Earl of Sterline |
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| XXII. To Aurora |
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| O IF thou knew'st how thou thyself dost harm, | |
| And dost prejudge thy bliss, and spoil my rest, | |
| Then thou wouldst melt the ice out of thy breast, | |
| And thy relenting heart would kindly warm. | |
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| O if thy pride did not our joys controul, | 5 |
| What world of loving wonders shouldst thou see! | |
| For if I saw thee once transform'd in me, | |
| Then in thy bosom I would pour my soul; | |
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| Then all my thoughts should in thy visage shine; | |
| And if that aught mischanced, thou shouldst not moan | 10 |
| Nor bear the burthen of thy griefs alone; | |
| No, I would have my share in what were thine: | |
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| And whilst we thus should make our sorrows one, | |
| This happy harmony would make them none. | |
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