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nature in a thousand ways,

Her beauties to mine eye displays—

Yet ah! those charms are all in vain,

I sigh to meet my love again.

Though pleasure gay, with all her sports,

My ev’ry sense with fancy courts;—

Her strong allurements I disdain,—

I sigh to meet my love again!

Though friendship here is strongly shewn

To ease my heart, my constant moan—

Yet still I inwardly complain—

I sigh to meet my love again.

Though beauty often may surprize,

And for a moment catch my eyes ;

It only helps t’ increase my pain—

I sigh to meet my love again.