T. R. Smith, comp. Poetica Erotica: Rare and Curious Amatory Verse. 1921–22.
The Fairies
Anonymous(From Bristol Drollery, c. 1671) COME my Jenny, pretty one, | |
Thee and I will all alone, | |
Hie to yonder Fairy ground, | |
Where last night they tripped around: | |
And (free from Mortal eyes) by stealth, | 5 |
There skipped and danced each little Elf. | |
There, on the grass we’ll sport and play, | |
And thou shalt prove as light as they. | |
If Corydon and Phillis spy, | |
Or any bold intruding eye; | 10 |
We’ll pray transforming Gods above, | |
That we (like those) may Fairies prove. | |
And when we’ve changed shapes and hue, | |
We’ll haunt, and fright, and pinch them too. | |