A Madrigal.
Before me, careless lying, Young Love his ware comes crying; Full soon the elf untreasures His pack of pains and pleasures,-- With roguish eye, He bids me buy From out his pack of treasures. His wallet's stuffed with blisses, With true-love-knots and kisses, With rings and rosy fetters, And sugared vows and letters;-- He holds them out With boyish flout, And bids me try the fetters. Nay, Child (I cry), I know them; There's little need to show them! Too well for new believing I know their past deceiving,-- I am too old (I say), and cold, To-day, for new believing! But still the wanton presses, With honey-sweet caresses, And still, to my undoing, He wins me, with his wooing, To buy his ware With all its care, Its sorrow and undoing.
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