The
ABSENT
LOVER
.
ALEXIS
,
walking
in
the
Park
,
Met
CHLOE
,
just
before
'twas
dark
:
He
ask'd
a
Kiss
,
nor
she
deny'd
;
I
don't
know
what
they
did
beside
:
But
,
as
a
Child
,
in
Thought
,
chews
o'er
The
Sweetmeats
,
which
he
eat
before
;
So
in
his
Mind
ALEXIS
keeps
The
dear
Impression
of
her
Lips
:
He
felt
it
all
the
foll'wing
Day
,
At
Night
indulg'd
it
at
the
Play
;
One
ling'ring
Act
he
musing
stay'd
,
But
knew
not
what
the
Actors
said
;
He
thought
the
Park
in
Drury-lane
,
Believ'd
the
Nymph
appear'd
again
;
He
seems
to
view
her
snowy
Neck
,
Her
ruby
Lip
,
and
rosy
Cheek
,
Her
graceful
Smiles
,
and
sparkling
Eyes
,
Her
panting
Bosom
fall
and
rise
:
And
now
he
clasp'd
her
in
his
Arms
,
(
'Twas
all
imaginary
Charms
)
When
,
rising
to
the
Height
of
Bliss
,
His
Lips
essay'd
to
take
a
Kiss
;
An
Orange-wench
trod
on
his
Foot
;
And
screaming
,
"
Will
you
have
some
Fruit
?
"
Surpriz'd
,
he
dropt
the
pleasing
Theme
,
And
found
his
Joys
a
waking
Dream
;
He
swore
,
and
wept
,
and
kick'd
the
Wench
,
Forgot
his
Hat
,
and
left
the
Bench
.