The constant lover, or, Celia's glory exprest to the life a pleasant new song (as it's sung after the Italian manner) and great in request at court and in the city : to the pleasant new tune of, Why are my eyes still flo----------ing. D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723. 1682 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2004-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A36968 Wing D2717 ESTC R41942 19729238 ocm 19729238 109377 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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WHy are my Eyes still flow — ing ? why do's my Heart thus trembling move ? Why do I sigh when go — ing to see the Darling-Saint I love ? Ah! she 's my Heaven , and in my Eye Love's Dei — ty : There is no Life like to what she can give , Nor any Death like taking my leave . Tell me no more of Glo — ry , to Courts Ambition I 'ave resign'd ; But tell a long long sto — ry of Celia's Face , her Shape and Mind ; Spake too of Raptures that wou'd Life destroy , To en — joy : Had I a Diadem , Scepter and Ball , For that dear minute I 'd part with 'em all . For that wou'd be a Trea — sure , beyond what e'er the World can give ; A joy beyond all mea — sure , must needs in such Endearments live : Such tender Blessing , who too much can prize ? which — arise Beyond the reach of mortals tell , And in themselves all pleasures excell . Tell her those Roses blow — ing that in her Face create a spring , Those Lillies that are grow — ing , at e'ery sight fresh Raptures bring ; Which breathe into my heart Love's Gentle fire make me — desire The dear enjoyment that I long is gain To which I wade even in a Sea of Pain . Yet pain 's to me a Plea — sure since 't is for her whom I adore I 'le wait till she 's at lea — sure her 's with thy Captive heart restore I 'll scorn to think I suffer when such bliss such — happiness As with a Glance can banish dispair , Is still at hand my drooping soul to cheer . As when the Sun by Beam — ing upon the frozen Earth unbinds ; Her Icey Chains she seem — ing dead to mankind new Life soon finds , Kill'd by it● warmer Rays , she pregnant grows , And be — stows , Her Plenty on the long expecting Swain , To let him see his hopes were not in vain . Go bear ye Winds , my sigh — ing in gentle Gales to her relate ; I languish , and am dy — ing , tell her , 't is she must stay my Fate : Tell her , her eyes have given me a Wound , that — uncrown'd All happiness that the world did yield , And from the Conqueror won the field . Love's harvest is exceed — ing when his soft Fires do gently move When his Kindness is a breed — ing in the kind hearts of those we Love : Breathe , breathe , these Fires into my Celia's breast To make — me blest , But let the gentle flame move calmly there , Calm as the thoughts of new born Infants are . Celia's Answer to the Constant Lover . The Second Part , To the same Tune . WHilst Strephon was bewail — ing , the absence of his charming fair , And thou 't was nought avail — ing , the Beauteous Celia she drew near : All gay as new blown Roses are She did ap — pear ; And hearing from the cool Grove his moan , She in pitty made this kind return . Come cease your eyes from flow — ing , and let not my poor beauties move A Shepherd that 's so know — ing in all the secret ways of Love : Ah! sigh not after me for I , No Dei — ty Can boast , nor give the pleasure you feign , Nor make you feel a moment of Pain . Resine not then the Glo — ry that blooming youth bids you embrace , For things more Transi — tory to dote upon a fading Face : Great things pursue and lay Raptures by Which de — stroy What honours building in a mighty mind , Cease then to love , to your Fame be more kind . Where merit is command — ing , and Constancy do's bear it's part , Alass there 's no withstand — ing For why they storm the hardest heart . Long time I did a Siege sustain , But all in — vain , For like the Winter by the Spring o'erthrown , I melt dear Strephon and am thy own . If Roses they are blow — ing for you they 're blooming in my Face , For you they there are grow — ing For you the Lillies all take place ; To please my Strephon all Conspire , To raise high — er Love's charming Power to ravish the Mind , When to my dearest I strive to be kind . My Strephon then leave sigh — ing to Winds no more your Passion breath ; Nor speak as if a dy — ing be you but constant and still live ; Live in your kindest Celia's heart let there Love de — clare The mighty Empire you o'er her have gain'd And now a Uirgins kind Heart you have chain'd . Printed for I. Conyers at the Black Raven a little above St. Andrews Church in Holbourn .