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John Dryden - Calm was the even, and clear was the sky
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Calm was the even, and clear was the sky,
      And the new budding flowers did spring,
    When all alone went Amyntas and I
      To hear the sweet nightingale sing;
    I sate, and he laid him down by me;
      But scarcely his breath he could draw;
    For when with a fear, he began to draw near,
      He was dash`d with A ha ha ha ha!

     He blush`d to himself, and lay still for a while,
     And his modesty curb`d his desire;
   But straight I convinc`d all his fear with a smile,
     Which added new flames to his fire.
   O Silvia, said he, you are cruel,
     To keep your poor lover in awe;
   Then once more he press`d with his hand to my breast,
     But was dash`d with A ha ha ha ha!

    I knew `twas his passion that caus`d all his fear;
     And therefore I pitied his case:
   I whisper`d him softly, there`s nobody near,
     And laid my cheek close to his face:
   But as he grew bolder and bolder,
     A shepherd came by us and saw;
   And just as our bliss we began with a kiss,
     He laugh`d out with A ha ha ha ha!
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