42 Lyrical Poems. „Here are knots", said Hymen, taking Some loose flowers, „of Love’s own making; „Here are gold ones — You may trust ’em" — „Thcsc of course found ready custom). „Come buy my love-knots 1 „Come buy my love-knots!" „Somc are labell’d: ’Knots to tie men — „Love the maker — Bought of Hy- men.” Scarce their bargains were completed When the nymphs all cried, „\Ye are cheated 1 „Sec these flowers — they’re drooping sadly; „This gold-knot, too, ties but badly — „Who’d buy such love-knots? „Who'cl buy such love-knots? „Evcn this tie with Love’s name round it — „A11 a sham — He never bound it.” Love, who saw the whole proceeding1, Would have laugh’d, but for good- breeding; While old Hymen, who was used to Cries like that these dames gave loose to — „Take back our love-knots! „Take back our love-knots!” Coolly said, „There’s no returning „Wares on Hymen’s hands — Good morning!” Nets Cages *). (Swedish Air.) Come, listen to my story, while Your needle’s task you ply; At what I sing some maids will smile, While some, perhaps, may sigh. Though Love’s the theme, and Wisdom blames Such florid Songs as ours, Yet Truth sometimes, like eastern Dames, Can speak her thoughts by flowers. Then listen, maids, come listen, while Your needle’s task you ply; At what I sing there’s some may smile, While some, perhaps, will sigh. Young Cloe bent on catching Loves, Such nets had learned to frame, That none in all our vales and groves E’er caught so much small game: But gentle Sue, less given to roam, While Cloe’s nets were taking Such lots of Loves, sat still at home, One little Love-cage making. Come, listen, maids &c. ,,Her ere Sloifer” sagde Hymen, tagende || Nogle lose Blomstre, ,,som Amor selv har for- teerdiget: || ,,Her ere nogle af Gold — I kan lide paa dem” — || (For disse vare der natur- ligviis Kunder paa rede Haand). |J :|. Kom kjob mine Kjierligheds - Sloifer! :|: || ,,Nogle med den Etiquetle : Sloifer til at binde Majnd — j| ,,Forfcerdigede af Amor — kjiibte af Hymen!” N<eppe var dcres Handel afsluttet ]| Da Nympherne alle raabte: ,,Vi ere snydte, || ,,Sec disse Blomstre — de haenge ynkeligt med Hovedet; || ,,0g saa denne Guld-Sloife, den haeftcr kun daarligt. || :|: ,,Hvo vilde kjbbe saadanne Kjaerligheds-Sloifer? :|: || ,,Selv dette Baand med Amors Navn rundt om , || ,,Alt- sammen Bedrag — Han har aldrig bundet det.” Amor, som saa hele AfTairen, [| Vilde have leet hvis han ei liavde vajret altfor dannet, 1| Medens gamle Hymen, som var vant til || Saa- danne Skrig som disse Darner udbrod i — || :|: ,,Tag vore Kjaerligheds-Sloifer tilbage !” :|: jj Sagde ganske koldsindigt: ,,Der kan ei retour- neres || Varer paa Hymens Haender — God Morgen!” Net off Bure. Kom, lyt til min Historie, medens || Eders Naals Opgave I rogter; |) Over det jeg synger vilde nogle Piger smile, || Medens nogle kan- skee vil sukke. || Skjont Kjaerlighed er yErnnet og Yisdom dadler || Saadanne blomstrende Sange som vore, || Saa kan deg Sundhed un- dertiden, liig osterlandske Darner, || Udtale sine Tanker ved Blomstre-. || Derfor lytter Piger, kom lytter medens || Eders Naals Op- gave i rogter; || Over det jeg synger ere der nogle som kunne smile, || Medens andre, kan- skee, vil sukke. Den unge Cloe, oplagt til at fangeAmorer, || Saadanne Net havde laert at danne, || At in- gen i alle vore Dale og Lunde, || Nogensinde fangede s&a meget Smaa-Vildt. H Men den blide Susannah, mindre tilbcijelig til at foite omkring || Medens does Net tog || Saadan en Maengde Amorer, sad stille hjemme || Arbei- dende paa et lille Kjaerligheds Buur. || Kom lytter Piger <fcc. *) Suggested by the following remark of 1 are happy, is because young ladies spend their Swift: — ,,The reason why so few marriages | time in making nets, not in making cages,”

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