Love like an April day beguiles / James Bland Burges

Love like an April day beguiles

Love like an April day beguiles,
      Each moment brings new changes;
From cold to heat, from frowns to smiles,
      Capriciously he ranges.
Now he allures to mirth and joy,
      And points to scenes of pleasure;
But, ere we reach them, the false boy
      Bears off the promis'd treasure.

~~
James Bland Burges (1752-1824)

[Poem is in the public domain worldwide]

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