ALETTERtothesamePersonHeneage Finch (1657-1726), Anne's husband, who was arrested in 1690, but later released.
.SUreofSuccess,toYouIboldlywrite,WhilstLovedo'sev'rytenderLineendite;Love,whoisjustlyPresidentofVerse,WhichallhisServantswrite,orelserehearse.Phoebus(howe'ermistakenPoetsdream)Ne'erus'daVerse,tillLovebecamehisTheme.Tohisstray'dSon,stillashisPassionrose,Herais'dhishastyVoiceinclam'rousProse:ButwheninDaphnehewou'dLoveinspire,Hewoo'dinVerse,settohissilverLyre.TheTrojanPrincedidpow'rfulNumbersjoinTosingofWar;butLovewastheDesign:AndsleepingTroyagaininFlameswasdrest,TolighttheFiresinpityingDido'sBreast.LovewithoutPoetry'srefiningAidIsadullBargain,andbutcoarselymade;Nore'ercou'dPoetrysuccessfulprove,OrtouchtheSoul,butwhentheSensewasLove.Oh!cou'dtheybothinAbsencenowimpartSkilltomyHand,buttodescribemyHeart;Thenshou'dyouseeimpatientofyourStaySoftHopescontendwithFearsofsadDelay;LoveinathousandfondEndearmentsthere,AndlivelyImagesofYouappear.ButsincetheThoughtsofaPoetickMindWillneverbetoSyllablesconfin'd;Andwhilsttofixwhatisconceiv'd,wetry,ThepurerPartsevaporateanddye:Youmustperformwhattheywantforcetodo,AndthinkwhatyourARDELIAthinksofyou.October21.1690.