The Poetical Works of the Right Hon. George Granville, Lord Lansdowne/91
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SONG.
I.
The happieſt mortals once were we,
I lov’d Mira, Mira me;
Each deſirous of the bleſſing,
Nothing wanting but poſſeſſing.
I lov’d Mira, Mira me;5
The happieſt mortals once were we.
II.
But ſince cruel Fates diſſever,
Torn from love, and torn for ever,
Tortures end me,
Death befriend me:10
Of all pains the greateſt pain
Is to love, and love in vain.12