The Works of Henry Fielding - Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes $p Volume 12 by Henry Fielding
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earnest to part with her beauty, or a great man with his power.
_Har_. I wish I were assured of the sincerity of your love. AIR. _Butter'd Pease_. _Luck_. Does my dearest Harriot ask What for love I would pursue? Would you, charmer, know what task I would undertake for you? Ask the bold ambitious, what He for honours would atchieve? Or the gay voluptuous, that Which he'd not for pleasure give? Ask the miser what he'd do To amass excessive gain? Or the saint, what he'd pursue, His wish'd heav'n to obtain? These I would attempt, and more-- For, oh! my Harriot is to me All ambition, pleasure, store, Or what heav'n itself can be! _Har_. Would my dearest Luckless know What his constant Harriot can Her tender love and faith to show For her dear, her only man? |
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