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Samuel Kettell, ed. Specimens of American Poetry. 1829.

By Serenade Song

William Crafts (1787–1826)

BEWARE the soft seducer;

Elude his silken snare,

And guard thy tender bosom

From anguish and despair.

Believe him not, young lady!

Though by the stars he swear;

The night is past! already

The stars do disappear.

But there is one remaining,

The morning star alone,

Just like a maid complaining

When all her hopes are gone.