| John Dryden (1631–1700). The Poems of John Dryden. 1913. | | | | Songs from the Plays | | “Long betwixt Love and fear Phillis tormented,” from The Assignation |
| | | LONG betwixt Love and fear Phillis tormented | |
| Shun’d her own wish yet at last she consented: | |
| But loath that day shou’d her Blushes discover, | |
| Come, gentle Night She said, | |
| Come quickly to my aid, | 5 |
| And a poor Shamefac’d Maid | |
| Hide from her Lover. | |
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| Now cold as Ice I am, now hot as Fire, | |
| I dare not tell my self my own desire; | |
| But let Day fly away, and let Night haste her: | 10 |
| Grant ye kind Powers above, | |
| Slow Hours to parting Love, | |
| But when to Bliss we move, | |
| Bid ’em fly faster. | |
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| How sweet it is to Love when I discover | 15 |
| That Fire which burns my Heart warming my Lover; | |
| ’Tis Pity Love so true shou’d be mistaken: | |
| But if this Night he be | |
| False or unkinde to me, | |
| Let me dye ere I see | 20 |
| That I’m forsaken. | | | | |
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