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THE SURRENDER; SONG by THOMAS FLATMAN

First Line: I YIELD, I YIELD! DIVINE ALTHAEA, SEE
Last Line: THAT CAN RESIST SO BRIGHT, SO SWEET A FACE.

I YIELD, I yield! Divine Althaea, see
How prostrate at thy feet I bow,
Fondly in love with my captivity,
So weak am I, so mighty thou!
Not long ago I could defy,
Arm'd with wine and company,
Beauty's whole artillery:
Quite vanquish'd now by thy miraculous charms,
Here, fair Althaea, take my arms,
For sure he cannot be of human race,
That can resist so bright, so sweet a face.



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