Clarinda,MistressOfMySoul

clarinda,mistressofmysoul

clarinda,mistresofmysoul,

themeasur'dtimeisrun!

thewretchbeneaththedrearypole

somarkshislatestsun.

towhatdarkcaveoffrozennight

shallpoorsylvanderhie;

depriv'dofthee,hislifeandlight,

thesunofallhisjoy?

wepart—butbythesepreciousdrops,

thatfillthylovelyeyes,

nootherlightshallguidemysteps,

tillthybrightbeamsarise!

she,thefairsunofallhersex,

hasblestmygloriousday;

andshallaglimmeringplanetfix

myworshiptoitsray?