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EPISTLES.
TO MRS. AFRA BEHN.
Two warrior chiefs[1] the voice of Fame divide,
Who beſt deserv’d not Plutarch could decide:
Behold two mightier conquerors appear,
Some for your wit, ſome for your eyes, declare;
Debates ariſe which captivates us moſt,5
And none can tell the charm by which he ’s loſt.
The bow and quiver does Diana bear,
Venus the dove, Pallas the ſhield and ſpear:
Poets ſuch emblems to their gods aſſign;
Hearts bleeding by the dart and pen be thine.10
- ↑ Alexander and Cæſar.
