by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

The Slave of Love I'll Never Be
 (Sung text for setting by M. Southcote)
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Language: English 
The slave of love I'll never be,
  My soul defies the urchin's art;
Go, blind deceiver, go and play 
  On softer hearts thy treacherous part. 

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To friendship only will I give 
  Those vows which others to thee pay,
And bless'd with her seraphic smile,
  My days in peace will glide away.

Then slave of love I'll never be,
  Deceitful boy, thy wiles are vain; 
I laugh to scorn thy dreadful frown,
  And treat thy proffers with disdain. 

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Note provided by Emily Ezust: Southcote's setting uses the word "arts" in stanza 1, line 2, word 6, but this is probably a misprint as the final word in the stanza was not changed to "parts" and would not have made sense.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( S. D. ) , "The Resolve "

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This text was added to the website: 2024-01-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 79