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

Song: ‘Come, Celia, let’s agree at last’

John Sheffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire (1648–1721)

COME, Celia, let’s agree at last

To love and live in quiet;

Let’s tie the knot so very fast

That time shall ne’er untie it.

Love’s dearest joys they never prove,

Who free from quarrels live;

’Tis sure a godlike part of love

Each other to forgive.

When least I seemed concerned I took

No pleasure, nor had rest;

And when I feigned an angry look,

Alas! I loved you best.

Say but the same to me, you’ll find

How blest will be our fate;

Sure to be grateful, to be kind,

Can never be too late.