Another
VALENTINE
.
TO
ANOTHER
PERSON
.
Say
,
gentle
Shepherd
,
shall
this
day
,
Propitious
to
my
amorous
lay
,
Infuse
thro'
all
thy
vital
frame
The
tender
,
trembling
,
thrilling
flame
?
This
day
prefers
the
lover's
prayers
,
This
day
the
yielding
fair
one
hears
;
Shall
blooming
Strephon
then
repine
At
being
hail'd
a
Valentine
?
O
!
turn
thine
eyes
,
and
view
yon
dove
,
He'll
charm
thy
every
sense
to
love
;
While
,
from
the
bending
spray
,
his
mate
Shall
love-inspired
notes
repeat
.
Then
,
whilst
thy
eager
charming
eyes
Run
o'er
these
lines
,
may
love
arise
Within
thy
breast
to
equal
mine
,
Nor
read
in
vain
my
Valentine
.
My
powerless
pen
despairs
to
name
What
raptures
wait
a
mutual
flame
;
Then
be
thy
softer
wishes
mine
,
I'll
bless
the
day
of
Valentine
.