Lord Byron — The Works of Lord Byron Vol. 1 Lines

Lines WRITTEN IN "LETTERS OF AN ITALIAN NUN AND AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN, BY J. J. ROUSSEAU; [1] FOUNDED ON FACTS."          "Away, away,—your flattering arts          May now betray some simpler hearts;          And you will smile at their believing,          And they shall weep at your deceiving." [Footnote 1: A second edition of this work, of which the title is, Letters, etc., translated from the French of Jean Jacques Rousseau, was published in London, in 1784. It is, probably, a literary forgery.] ANSWER TO THE FOREGOING, [i] ADDRESSED TO MISS——.          Dear simple girl, those flattering arts,          (From which thou'dst guard frail female hearts,)[ii]          Exist but in imagination,          Mere phantoms of thine own creation; [iii]          For he who views that witching grace,          That perfect form, that lovely face,          With eyes admiring, oh! believe me,          He never wishes to deceive thee:          Once in thy polish'd mirror glance [iv]          Thou'lt there descry that elegance          Which from our sex demands such praises,          But envy in the other raises.—          Then he who tells thee of thy beauty, [v]          Believe me, only does his duty:         Ah! fly not from the candid youth;         It is not flattery,—'tis truth. [vi]         July, 1804. [Footnote i: Answer to the above. [4to] ] [Footnote ii: From which you'd. [4to] ] [Footnote iii: Mere phantoms of your own creation; For he who sees. [4to]] [Footnote iv: Once let you at your mirror glance You'll there descry that elegance, [4to]] [Footnote v: Then he who tells you of your beauty. [4to]] [Footnote vi: It is not flattery, but truth. [4to]]