| John Dryden (1631–1700). The Poems of John Dryden. 1913. | | | | Songs from the Plays | | “You pleasing Dreams of Love and sweet delight,” from Tyrannick Love |
| | | YOU pleasing Dreams of Love and sweet delight, | |
| Appear before this slumbring Virgins sight: | |
| Soft visions set her free | |
| From mournful piety. | |
| Let her sad thoughts from Heav’n retire; | 5 |
| And let the Melancholy Love | |
| Of those remoter joys above | |
| Give place to your more sprightly fire. | |
| Let purling streams be in her fancy seen; | |
| And flowry Meads, and Vales of chearful green: | 10 |
| And in the midst of deathless Groves | |
| Soft smiling wishes ly, | |
| And smiling hopes fast by, | |
| And just beyond ’em ever Laughing Loves. | | | | |
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