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THYRSIS.
In those good times
The town, I guess, did not so often spoil
The woods and fields; nor on the other hand
Our foresters so often go to town.
Manners and tribes are mingled now-a-days.
But let us leave this talk. Tell me now, Daphine,
Can'st thou not so contrive, some day or other,
That Sylvia shall consent to see Amyntas
Alone,—or if not so, at least with thee?
In those good times
The town, I guess, did not so often spoil
The woods and fields; nor on the other hand
Our foresters so often go to town.
Manners and tribes are mingled now-a-days.
But let us leave this talk. Tell me now, Daphine,
Can'st thou not so contrive, some day or other,
That Sylvia shall consent to see Amyntas
Alone,—or if not so, at least with thee?
DAPHNE.
I know not. She is now more coy than ever.
I know not. She is now more coy than ever.
THYRSIS.
And he, no doubt, more full of his respect.
And he, no doubt, more full of his respect.
DAPHNE.
Respectful loving is a desperate trade.
He should set up another. The first step
In learning love, is to unlearn respect.
Respectful loving is a desperate trade.
He should set up another. The first step
In learning love, is to unlearn respect.
