The Temple of Death, Art of Poetry, Duel of the Stags, etc (1695)/To a Devout Young Woman
TO A
Devout Young Woman.
By the same Author.
Phillis, this mighty Zeal asswage.
You over-act your part;
The Martyrs at your tender Age,
Gave Heaven but half their Heart.
You over-act your part;
The Martyrs at your tender Age,
Gave Heaven but half their Heart.
Old Men (till past the Pleasure) ne'er
Declaim against the Sin,
'Tis early to begin to fear
The Devil at Fifteen.
Declaim against the Sin,
'Tis early to begin to fear
The Devil at Fifteen.
The World, to Youth, is too severe,
And like a Treacherous Light,
Beauty the Actions of the Fair
Exposes to their sight.
And like a Treacherous Light,
Beauty the Actions of the Fair
Exposes to their sight.
And yet this World, as old as 'tis,
Is oft deceiv'd by't too;
Wise Combinations seldom miss,
Let's try what we can do.
Is oft deceiv'd by't too;
Wise Combinations seldom miss,
Let's try what we can do.