On the Banks of the Severn a desperate Maid br (Whom some Shepherd, neglecting his Vows, had betray'd,) br Stood resolving to banish all Sense of the Pain, br And pursue, thro' her Death, a Revenge on the Swain. br Since the Gods, and my Passion, at once he defies; br Since his Vanity lives, whilst my Character dies; br No more (did she say) will I trifle with Fate, br But commit to the Waves both my Love and my Hate.