Julia's Petticoat

Thy azure robe I did beholdAs airy as the leaves of gold,Which, erring here, and wandering there,Pleas'd with transgression ev'rywhere:Sometimes 'twould pant, and sigh, and heave,As if to stir it scarce had leave:But, having got it, thereupon'Twould make a brave expansion.And pounc'd with stars it showed to me

Like a celestial canopy.Sometimes 'twould blaze, and then abate,Like to a flame grown moderate:Sometimes away 'twould wildly fling,Then to thy thighs so closely clingThat some conceit did melt me downAs lovers fall into a swoon:And, all confus'd, I there did lieDrown'd in delights, but could not die.That leading cloud I follow'd still,Hoping t' have seen of it my fill;But ah! I could not: should it moveTo life eternal, I could love.