LOVE
Disarm'd
.
Beneath
a
Myrtle's
verdant
Shade
As
Cloe
half
asleep
was
laid
,
Cupid
perch'd
lightly
on
Her
Breast
,
And
in
That
Heav'n
desir'd
to
rest
:
Over
her
Paps
his
Wings
He
spread
:
Between
He
found
a
downy
Bed
,
And
nestl'd
in
His
little
Head
.
Still
lay
the
God
:
The
Nymph
surpriz'd
,
Yet
Mistress
of
her
self
,
devis'd
,
How
She
the
Vagrant
might
inthral
,
And
Captive
Him
,
who
Captives
All
.
Her
Boddice
half
way
She
unlac'd
:
About
his
Arms
She
slily
cast
The
silken
Bond
,
and
held
Him
fast
.
The
God
awak'd
;
and
thrice
in
vain
He
strove
to
break
the
cruel
Chain
;
And
thrice
in
vain
He
shook
his
Wing
,
Incumber'd
in
the
silken
String
.
Flutt'ring
the
God
,
and
weeping
said
,
Pity
poor
Cupid
,
generous
Maid
,
Who
happen'd
,
being
Blind
,
to
stray
,
And
on
thy
Bosom
lost
his
Way
:
Who
stray'd
,
alas
!
but
knew
too
well
,
He
never
There
must
hope
to
dwell
.
Set
an
unhappy
Pris'ner
free
,
Who
ne'er
intended
Harm
to
Thee
.
To
Me
pertains
not
,
She
replies
,
To
know
or
care
where
Cupid
flies
;
What
are
his
Haunts
,
or
which
his
Way
;
Where
He
would
dwell
,
or
whither
stray
:
Yet
will
I
never
set
Thee
free
:
For
Harm
was
meant
,
and
Harm
to
Me
.
Vain
Fears
that
vex
thy
Virgin
Heart
!
I'll
give
Thee
up
my
Bow
and
Dart
:
Untangle
but
this
cruel
Chain
,
And
freely
let
Me
fly
again
.
Agreed
:
Secure
my
Virgin
Heart
:
Instant
give
up
thy
Bow
and
Dart
:
The
Chain
I'll
in
Return
unty
;
And
freely
Thou
again
shalt
fly
.
Thus
She
the
Captive
did
deliver
:
The
Captive
thus
gave
up
his
Quiver
.
The
God
disarm'd
,
e'er
since
that
Day
Passes
his
Life
in
harmless
Play
;
Flies
round
,
or
sits
upon
her
Breast
,
A
little
,
flutt'ring
,
idle
Guest
.
E'er
since
that
Day
the
beauteous
Maid
Governs
the
World
in
Cupid's
stead
;
Directs
his
Arrow
as
She
wills
;
Gives
Grief
,
or
Pleasure
;
spares
,
or
kills
.