| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910. | | | | Song: ‘Come, Celia, let’s agree at last’ | | By John Sheffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire (1648–1721) |
| | | COME, Celia, let’s agree at last | |
| To love and live in quiet; | |
| Let’s tie the knot so very fast | |
| That time shall ne’er untie it. | |
| Love’s dearest joys they never prove, | 5 |
| Who free from quarrels live; | |
| ’Tis sure a godlike part of love | |
| Each other to forgive. | |
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| When least I seemed concerned I took | |
| No pleasure, nor had rest; | 10 |
| And when I feigned an angry look, | |
| Alas! I loved you best. | |
| Say but the same to me, you’ll find | |
| How blest will be our fate; | |
| Sure to be grateful, to be kind, | 15 |
| Can never be too late. | | | | |
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