Charles Sedley Quote

Ah, Chloris! could I now but sit
As unconcern'd as when
Your infant beauty could beget
No happiness or pain!
When I the dawn used to admire,
And praised the coming day,
I little thought the rising fire
Would take my rest away.

Poem: Child and Maiden

81. Child and Maiden. Sir C. Sedley. The Golden Treasury[bartleby.com]