La Pucelle, the Maid of Orleans, Vol. 2: An Heroic-Comical Poem in Twenty (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from La Pucelle, the Maid of Orleans, Vol. 2: An Heroic-Comical Poem in TwentyTrue, I had sworn to moralize no more, To narrate brief, avoiding long discourse, But garrulous the God-head I adore, And who is proof against Don Cupid's force? His inspiration fires my fevered brain, And my pen scribbles on the unequal strain. Young beauties, maidens, widows, wives enrolled Upon his charming banners' ample fold; Ye who alike receive his flames or darts, Now tell me, when two glowing youthful hearts, Equal in talents, merit and in grace, When both would court you in the fond embrace, Pressing alike, and farming rapture's fire, Awakening in the breast each keen desire; Does not a strange embarrassment ensue?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.