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Nor was the Loss her greatest Cause of Grief,
(Since that in time might find a sure Relief,)
But what was worse, the dreaded Symptoms came,
Which would to all the World the Slip proclaim.
(Since that in time might find a sure Relief,)
But what was worse, the dreaded Symptoms came,
Which would to all the World the Slip proclaim.
Tho' needless they, for Looks her Shame confess,
And ev'ry prying Eye the Fault might guess;
With Care she now avoids the conscious Grove,
(The silent Witness of her fatal Love:)
The Grand Cabal she now frequents no more,
Or comes the last, who went the first before;
That Charming Voice that ravish'd ev'ry Swain,
The Joy and Wonder of the Neighb'ring Plain,
No more from Repartee Applause demands,
But Grief all Utterance of Words withstands:
And ev'ry prying Eye the Fault might guess;
With Care she now avoids the conscious Grove,
(The silent Witness of her fatal Love:)
The Grand Cabal she now frequents no more,
Or comes the last, who went the first before;
That Charming Voice that ravish'd ev'ry Swain,
The Joy and Wonder of the Neighb'ring Plain,
No more from Repartee Applause demands,
But Grief all Utterance of Words withstands:
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