To Cloe
Imitated From Martial
I could resign that eye of blue.
How e’er its splendor used to thrill me;
And even that cheek of roseate hue,—
To lose it, Cloe, scarce would kill me.
That snowy neck I ne’er should miss,
However much I’ve raved about it;
And sweetly as that lip can kiss,
I think I could exist without it.
In short, so well I’ve learned to fast,
That, sooth my love, I know not whether
I might not bring myself at last,
To—do without you altogether.