On her Loving Two Equally
Aphra Behn
1640 to 1689
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I
How strong does my passion flow,
Divided equally ______ two?
Damon had ne'er subdued my heart
Had not ______ took his part;
Nor could Alexis powerful prove,
Without ______ Damon's aid, to gain my love.
II
When my ______ present is,
Then I for Damon sigh and mourn;
______ when Alexis I do miss,
Damon gains nothing but ______ scorn.
But if it chance they both are by,
______ both alike I languish, sigh, and die.
III
Cure then, thou might wing'd god,
This restless fever in my blood;
One golden-pointed dart take back:
But which, O Cupid, ______ thou take?
If Damon's, all my hopes are crossed;
______ that of my Alexis, I am lost.