William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910.
Song: ‘Dorinda’s sparkling wit and eyes’Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset (1638–1706)
D
United cast too fierce a light,
Which blazes high, but quickly dies,
Pains not the heart, but hurts the sight.
Smooth are his looks, and soft his pace,
Her Cupid is a blackguard boy,
That runs his link full in your face.