When thy beauty appears br In its graces and airs br All bright as an angel new dropp'd from the sky, br At distance I gaze and am awed by my fears: br So strangely you dazzle my eye! br br But when without art br Your kind thoughts you impart, br When your love runs in blushes through every vein; br When it darts from your eyes, when it pants in your heart, br Then I know you're a woman again. br br There 's a passion and pride br In our sex (she replied), br And thus, might I gratify both, I would do: br Still an angel appear to each lover beside, br But still be a woman to you.