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What means this languor tell me why Thy Bosom draws this heaving sigh? art thou deserted or betray'd? Say who can wrong thee, Gentle Maid? Is thy love absent or unkind? What anguish racks Maria's mind? answer If you would know what prompts this sigh Enquire of time, & bid him fly; Bid him stretch all his pinions out To bring the lagging hours about. And when with the dear Youth I'm blest Then let [[underline]] Time stop, & take his rest. [[/underline]]
