Jonathan Battishill
(1738 - 1801)

Sylvia blushes when I woo her
(T.T.B.)
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Pub. c.1775.
Lyrics: Matthew Prior

Sylvia blushes when I woo her,
And with kindly chiding eyes
Faintly says I shall undo her;
Faintly: "O, forbear!" she cries.

But her breasts when I am pressing,
While to hers my lips I join,
Warm'd, she seems to taste the blessing,
And her kisses answer mine.

Undebauch'd by rules of honour,
Innocence with nature charms;
One bids gently push me from her,
The other, take me in her arms.