Young Colin was as stout a boy <br />As ever gave a maiden joy; <br />But long in vain he told his tale <br />To black-eyed Biddy of the Dale. <br />Ah why, the whining shepherd cried, <br />Am I alone your smiles denied? <br />I only tell in vain my tale <br />To black-eyed Biddy of the Dale. <br /> <br />True Colin, said the laughing dame, <br />You only whimper out your flame, <br />Others do more than sigh their tale <br />To black-eyed Biddy of the Dale. <br /> <br />He took the hint &c.<br /><br />Thomas Chatterton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/colin-instructed/
