William Congreve (1670-1729). Song: 'See, see, she wakes, Sabina wakes!'. William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. 1910. The Book of Restoration Verse

William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910.

Song: ‘See, see, she wakes, Sabina wakes!’

By William Congreve (1670–1729)


SEE, see, she wakes, Sabina wakes!
And now the sun begins to rise;
Less glorious is the morn that breaks
From his bright beams, than her fair eyes.

With light united, day they give,	5
But different fates ere night fulfil;
How many by his warmth will live!
How many will her coldness kill!