| J. C. Squire, ed. A Book of Women’s Verse. 1921. | | | | Song: “Love in fantastic triumph sat” | | By Aphra Behn (1640–1689) |
| | | LOVE in fantastic triumph sat | |
| Whilst bleeding hearts around him flow’d, | |
| For whom fresh paines he did create, | |
| And strange tyrannic power he show’d; | |
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| From thy bright eyes he took his fire, | 5 |
| Which round about in sport he hurl’d; | |
| But ’twas from mine he took desire, | |
| Enough to undo the amorous world. | |
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| From me he took his sighs and tears, | |
| From thee his pride and cruelty; | 10 |
| From me his languishments and fears, | |
| And every killing dart from thee. | |
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| Thus thou and I the god have arm’d, | |
| And set him up a deity; | |
| But my poor heart alone is harm’d, | 15 |
| Whilst thine the victor is, and free. | | | | |
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