T. R. Smith, comp. Poetica Erotica: Rare and Curious Amatory Verse. 1921–22.
An Answer
Anonymous(From The Festival of Love, 1789) |
BE quiet, Sir! begone, I say! | |
| Lord bless us! How you romp and tear! | |
| There! | |
| I swear! | |
| Now you left my bosom bare! | 5 |
| I do not like such boisterous play, | |
| So take that saucy hand away. | |
| Why now, you’re ruder than before! | |
| Nay, I’ll be hanged if I comply— | |
| Fie! | 10 |
| I’ll cry! | |
| Oh—I can’t bear it—I shall die!— | |
| I vow I’ll never see you more! | |
| But—are you sure you’ve shut the door? | |