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Song Tell me Lydia kind & fair Why you urge me thus to swear? Say what oaths are strong to bind Changes of the fickle mind? Say what promises can tie Rovings of the vagrant Eye? 2 Trust not bond so weak as these Arm'd wth ev'ry pow'r to please Cheeks that glow like opening day Eyes where humid lightnings play, Locks in auburn curls that break Lovely o'er your Ivory neck.- 3 Or should these to keep me fail Truth of virtue must avail Gentle meekness void of art sense to charm & fix the heart; Whom such merit ca'nt retain Vows, & oaths [[underline]] would bind in vain. [[/underline]]
