SylvanderToClarinda

sylvandertoclarinda注释标题agrass-widow,mrs.m'lehose.

extemporereplytoversesaddressedtotheauthorbyalady,underthesignatureof“clarinda”andentitled,onburnssayinghe'hadnothingelsetodo.'

whendearclarinda,matchlessfair,

firststrucksylvander'sraptur'dview,

hegaz'd,helistenedtodespair,

alas!'twasallhedaredtodo.

love,fromclarinda'sheavenlyeyes,

transfixedhisbosomthro'andthro';

butstillinfriendships'guardedguise,

formorethedemonfear'dtodo.

thatheart,alreadymorethanlost,

theimpbeleaguer'dallperdue;

forfrowninghonourkepthispost—

tomeetthatfrown,heshrunktodo.

hispangsthebardrefusedtoown,

tho'halfhewish'dclarindaknew;

butanguishwrungtheunweetinggroan—

whoblameswhatfranticpainmustdo?

thatheart,wheremotleyfolliesblend,

wassternlystilltohonourtrue:

toproveclarinda'sfondestfriend,

waswhataloversuremightdo.

themusehisreadyquillemployed,

nonearerblisshecouldpursue;

thatblissclarindacolddeny'd—

“sendwordbycharleshowyoudo!”

thechillbehestdisarm'dhismuse,

tillpassionallimpatientgrew:

hewrote,andhintedforexcuse,

'twas,'cause“he'dnothingelsetodo.”

butbythosehopesihaveabove!

andbythosefaultsidearlyrue!

thedeed,theboldestmarkoflove,

fortheethatdeedidareuodo!

ocouldthefatesbutnametheprice

wouldblessmewithyourcharmsandyou!

withfranticjoyi'dpayitthrice,

ifhumanartandpowercoulddo!

thentake,clarinda,friendship'shand,

(friendship,atleast,imayavow;)

andlaynomoreyourchillcommand,—

i'llwritewhateveri'vetodo.