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Poem
April 24, 1798
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A song advising lovers to be discreet and secret to achieve happiness in love, emphasizing prudence and restraint over open expression.
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OCR Quality
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Full Text
A SONG
WOULD you a happy lover be?
Be guided still by mystery,
This maxim is the golden rule
Of all the learned in Love's School?
Would you be lov'd, discreet then be
The key of hearts is secrecy.
Those who Love's soft passion blame,
In vain malign his purest flame;
Love is the virtue of the soul,
When Prudence regulates the whole.
Would you be lov'd, discreet then be, &c.
Your pleasure learn how to restrain,
Be secret, tho' it gives you pain;
A thoughtless word may oft destroy
The fairest hopes of promis'd joy
Would you be lov'd, discreet then be, &c.
Your conquest then alone impart
To that best confidant, your heart;
And tho' your glory may seem less.
'Twill be repaid in happiness,
Would you be lov'd, discreet then be, &c.
WOULD you a happy lover be?
Be guided still by mystery,
This maxim is the golden rule
Of all the learned in Love's School?
Would you be lov'd, discreet then be
The key of hearts is secrecy.
Those who Love's soft passion blame,
In vain malign his purest flame;
Love is the virtue of the soul,
When Prudence regulates the whole.
Would you be lov'd, discreet then be, &c.
Your pleasure learn how to restrain,
Be secret, tho' it gives you pain;
A thoughtless word may oft destroy
The fairest hopes of promis'd joy
Would you be lov'd, discreet then be, &c.
Your conquest then alone impart
To that best confidant, your heart;
And tho' your glory may seem less.
'Twill be repaid in happiness,
Would you be lov'd, discreet then be, &c.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Love Song
Discretion
Secrecy
Prudence
Restraint
Happiness In Love
Poem Details
Title
A Song
Subject
Advice On Being A Discreet Lover
Form / Style
Stanzas With Repeating Refrain
Key Lines
Would You Be Lov'd, Discreet Then Be
The Key Of Hearts Is Secrecy.
Love Is The Virtue Of The Soul,
When Prudence Regulates The Whole.
Your Conquest Then Alone Impart
To That Best Confidant, Your Heart;