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On a Gentleman and his Wife visiting a Lady. He sleeping the while. Extempore. Spoke by Morpheus.
1 Pardon, fair Nymph, I durst exert my Power,
2 Invade your Rights in a facetious Hour;
3 With gentle Slumbers seal those wondring Eyes,
4 That might; unweary'd on such Beauties gaze:
5 My Strength had fail'd had not your Forces joyn'd,
6 And your own conquering Charms first struck him blind;
7 Your softer Graces did his Soul intrance,
8 Or I in vain should to the Sence advance.
9 All the Mysterious One I did not seize,
10 But spar'd that part which was most like to please;
11 She whose diverting Tongue could entertain,
12 With choice Collections from each Poet's Brain:
13 But see my Fetters could not bind him long,
14 He humbly sues for Pardon and a Song,
15 From your soft Voice which turns the Soul to Ear,
16 And drousie as I am, I'll stay to hear:
17 If I with Nods should to the Tune keep time,
18 It is at worst, but a complaisant Crime:
19 Oh with what Joy! my Godhead I'd forsake,
20 Might you for ever Sing, and I for ever Wake.
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Title (in Source Edition): On a Gentleman and his Wife visiting a Lady. He sleeping the while. Extempore. Spoke by Morpheus.
Author: Sarah Fyge Egerton
Themes:
humour
Genres:
heroic couplet
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Egerton, Sarah Fyge, 1668-1723. Poems on Several Occasions, Together with a Pastoral. By Mrs. S. F. [poems only] London: printed, and are to be sold by J. Nutt, near Stationers-Hall, 1703, p. 52. [20],117,[3],15,[1]p.; 8⁰. (ESTC T125148) (Page images digitized from a copy in the Bodleian Library [280 e.4058].)
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- The Emulation. ()
- Erato the Amorous Muse on the Death of John Dryden, Esq. ()
- Euterpe: The Lyrick Muse, On the Death of John Dryden, Esq; An ODE. ()
- The Extacy. ()
- The Fatality. ()
- The Fate. ()
- THE Female Advocate, OR, An Answer to a late Satyr against the Pride, Lust and Inconstancy, &c. of Woman. ()
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- The Gratitude. ()
- The Invocation. ()
- The Liberty. ()
- Love. ()
- An occasional Copy, in Answer to Mr. Joshua Barns, Extempore. ()
- An Ode on the Death of Mr. Dryden. ()
- On a Sermon Preach'd Sept. the 6th, 1697. on these Words, You have sold your selves for Nought. ()
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- On being —— tax'd with Symony. ()
- On Friendship. ()
- On my leaving London, June the 29. ()
- On my leaving S—y. ()
- On my wedding Day. ()
- On the Author of Religion by Reason, or the Light of Nature a Guide to Divine Truth. ()
- On the death of dear Statyra. ()
- On the Death of William III, King of England. ()
- On the Honourable Robert Boyl's, Notion of Nature. ()
- The Platonick. ()
- The Power of Love. ()
- The Repulse to Alcander. ()
- The Retreat. ()
- Satyr against the Muses. ()
- Song on Madam S—. ()
- A SONG. ()
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- Terpsichore: A Lyrick Muse, On the Death of John Dryden, Esq; extempore. ()
- To Alexis, on his absence. ()
- To Clarona drawing Alexis's Picture and presenting it to me. ()
- To Marcella. ()
- To Marina. ()
- To Mr. Norris, on his Idea of Happiness. ()
- To Mr. Yalden, on his Temple of Fame, Extempore. ()
- To my much valu'd Friend Moneses. ()
- To N. Tate, Esq; on his Poem on the Queen's Picture, Drawn by Closterman. ()
- To one who in Love, set a Figure. ()
- To One who said I must not Love. ()
- To Orabella, Marry'd to an old Man. ()
- To Philaster. ()
- To the Lady Cambell, with a Female Advocate. ()
- To the Queen. ()
- To Thyrsis on his Pastoral to Mr. Creech. ()
- The Vision. ()