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William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910.

Song: ‘Dorinda’s sparkling wit and eyes’

Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset (1638–1706)

DORINDA’S sparkling wit and eyes

United cast too fierce a light,

Which blazes high, but quickly dies,

Pains not the heart, but hurts the sight.

Love is a calmer, gentler joy,

Smooth are his looks, and soft his pace,

Her Cupid is a blackguard boy,

That runs his link full in your face.