SONG. Amelia Opie (née Alderson) Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Opie, Amelia Alderson, 1769-1853. The Warrior's Return, and Other Poems. By Mrs. Opie. 2d. ed. London Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-row 1808 p. [173].

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SONG . WHILE many a fond and blooming maid Attempts thy heart to gain ; And , by thy fatal smile betrayed , Thinks not she strives in vain : While in those eyes of tender blue They answering passion see , And in thy sweet expression view The charm that conquered me : .... I still should scorn their winning art , And be , my Henry , blest , If thou wouldst give that precious heart To her who loves thee best .