| John Dryden (1631–1700). The Poems of John Dryden. 1913. | | | | Songs, Odes, and Lyrical Pieces | | Rondelay |
| | 1 CHLOE 1 found Amyntas lying, | |
| All in Tears, upon the Plain, | |
| Sighing to himself, and crying, | |
| Wretched I, to love in vain! | |
| Kiss me, Dear, before my dying; | 5 |
| Kiss me once, and ease my pain. | |
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2 Sighing to himself, and crying, | |
| Wretched I, to love in vain! | |
| Ever scorning, and denying | |
| To reward your faithful Swain | 10 |
| Kiss me, Dear, before my dying; | |
| Kiss me once, and ease my pain! | |
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3 Ever scorning, and denying | |
| To reward your faithful Swain. | |
| Chloe, laughing at his crying, | 15 |
| Told him, that he lov’d in vain: | |
| Kiss me, dear, before my dying; | |
| Kiss me once, and ease my pain! | |
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4 Chloe, laughing at his crying, | |
| Told him that he lov’d in vain; | 20 |
| But repenting, and complying, | |
| When he kiss’d, she kiss’d again: | |
| Kiss’d him up, before his dying; | |
| Kiss’d him up, and eas’d his pain. | |
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