"But, as a Child, in Thought, chews o'er / The Sweetmeats, which he eat before; / So in his Mind Alexis keeps / The dear Impression of her Lips:"
The Absent Lover [from Poems on Several Occasions]
At least 9 entries in ESTC (1730, 1736, 1737, 1738, 1753, 1764).<br>
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<u>Poems on Several Occasions. By Stephen Duck.</u> (London: Printed for the Author, 1736). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_uva&tabID=T001&docId=CW112115004&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;