William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910.
A Song: My dear mistress has a heartJohn Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (16471680)
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Soft as those kind looks she gave me;
When with love’s resistless art,
And her eyes, she did enslave me.
But her constancy’s so weak
She’s so wild and apt to wander;
That my jealous heart would break,
Should we live one day asunder.
Killing pleasures, wounding blisses;
She can dress her eyes in love,
And her lips can arm with kisses.
Angels listen when she speaks,
She’s my delight, all mankind’s wonder;
But my jealous heart would break,
Should we live one day asunder.