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THOUGHTFUL NIGHTS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Thoughtful nights, and restless waking
Last Line: Fierce, immortal ecstasy.
Alternate Author Name(s): Grenville, George; Lansdowne, Baron
Subject(s): Jealousy; Love - Complaints


THOUGHTFUL nights, and restless waking,
O the pains that we endure!
Broken faith, unkind forsaking,
Ever doubting, never sure.

Hopes deceiving, vain endeavours;
What a race has love to run!
False protesting, fleeting favours;
Every, every way undone.

Still complaining, and defending,
Each to love, yet ne'er agree;
Fears tormenting, passion rending;
O the racks of jealousy!

From such painful ways of living,
Ah! how sweet, could love be free;
Still presenting, still receiving,
Fierce, immortal ecstasy.





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