Several Questions Answered

1

[Eternity]
He who bends to himself a Joy
Doth the wingèd life destroy;
But he who kisses the Joy as it flies
Lives in Eternity’s sunrise.

2

The look of love alarms,
Because it’s fill’d with fire;
But the look of soft deceit
Shall win the lover’s hire.

3

Soft deceit and idleness,
These are Beauty’s sweetest dress.

4
[The Question answered]
What is it men in women do require?
The lineaments of gratified desire.
What is it women do in men require?
The lineaments of gratified desire.

5
An ancient Proverb
Remove away that black’ning church,
Remove away that marriage hearse,
Remove away that man of blood—
You’ll quite remove the ancient curse.