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John Dryden (1631–1700). The Poems of John Dryden. 1913.

Songs from the Plays

“How happy the Lover,” from King Arthur

1
HOW happy the Lover,

How easie his Chain,

How pleasing his Pain!

How sweet to discover

He sighs not in vain.

For Love ev’ry Creature

Is form’d by his Nature;

No Joys are above

The Pleasures of Love.

2
In vain are our Graces,

In vain are your Eyes,

If Love you despise;

When Age furrows Faces,

’Tis time to be wise.

Then use the short Blessing,

That flies in Possessing:

No Joys are above

The Pleasures of Love.