A Letter to Mr. Finch from Tunbridge wells, August 17th, 1685.
MS F-H 283, 36-8*.
Daphnis no more your wish repeat
For my return nor mourn my stay,
Lest my wise Purpose you defeat,
And urg'd by Love I come away
My own desires I now can resist
But blindly yield if you persistNot the reflections on… p[...]
Or Singing… which I ad[...]
But that my Love will… the y[...]
Thus Separate… Daphnis…
Restor'd to health… I
May all my Soul… Love apply.Diss… did with… but Love
And by Prevailing in the Strife
Make… Joyfull… approve
Wee taste and find the Springs of Life
And thought the Muses…
Not… from Heaven… [...]d y[...]All… d[...]y… expire
And… bus[...]… by [hk ..ss] [hurt?]
Joy with its… into the Fire
And beauty Triumphs… [inexpert?]
Then…, beautous,… justly Charmes
Which… she'll yield to Daphnis armes.
1951 Cameron, Ph.D. Diss Chapter 18, Note 1, attempted partial reconstruction, to which I am indebted.
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