William Jackson (of Exeter)
(1730 - 1803)

Jackson (of Exeter) : O Venus, hear my ardent pray'r : illustration

O Venus, hear my ardent pray'r
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From Twelve canzonets, Op. 9.
Lyrics: Anon

O Venus, hear my ardent pray'r,
Or bind the nymph or loose the swain;
Yet rather guard them with thy care,
To die together in thy chain.

What I demand her heart desires,
But fears the eager wish restrain;
The secret thought, which love inspires,
The conscious eye can well explain.