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Born in December 14, 1640 / Died in April 16, 1689 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Aphra Behn

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Love Armed

... Whilst Bleeding Hearts around him flowed, ...

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Song

... And ’finest the gross delights of sense: ...

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from To Alexis In Answer to His Poem Against Fruition

...   For whom we spread our fruitless snares, ...

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Love Arm'd

... Whilst bleeding Hearts around him flow'd, ...

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The Libertine

...   But both, tho' false, were well received ...

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Song (Love)

... And fine'st the gross Delights of Sense ...

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A Thousand Martyrs I Have Made

...   But both, thô false, were well receiv'd ...

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Epitaph on the Tombstone of a Child

...   Which now each List'ning Angel smiling hears, ...

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To the Fair Clarinda

... For who, that gathers fairest Flowers believes ...

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Song: “Cease, cease, Aminta, to complain”

... Those charms, fond maid, that vanquish’d thee, &emsp ...

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On the Death of E. Waller, Esq.

... Hafl, wondrous Bard, whose Heav'n-born Genius first ...

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Song from Abdelazar

... ng hearts around him flow'd,For whom fresh pains he did create, And strange tyrannic power he shew'd ...