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Song: To Celia

Ben Jonson

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1Drink to me only with thine eyes,

2And I will pledge with mine;

3Or leave a kiss but in the cup,

4And I'll not look for wine.

5The thirst that from the soul doth rise

6Doth ask a drink divine;

7But might I of Jove's nectar sup,

8I would not change for thine.

9I sent thee late a rosy wreath,

10Not so much honouring thee

11As giving it a hope, that there

12It could not withered be.

13But thou thereon didst only breathe,

14And sent'st it back to me;

15Since when it grows, and smells, I swear,

16Not of itself, but thee.

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