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Page 81
... fair , " Find out her treacherous heart , and plant a dagger there ? " A knight ( can he that serves the fair do less ? ) " Starts at the call of beauty in distress ; " And he that does not , whatsoe'er occurs , " Is recreant , and ...
... fair , " Find out her treacherous heart , and plant a dagger there ? " A knight ( can he that serves the fair do less ? ) " Starts at the call of beauty in distress ; " And he that does not , whatsoe'er occurs , " Is recreant , and ...
Page 113
... fair . The sacred implement I now employ Might prove a mischief , or at best a toy ; A trifle if it move but to amuse ; But if to wrong the judgment and abuse , Worse than a poniard in the basest hand , It stabs at once the morals of a ...
... fair . The sacred implement I now employ Might prove a mischief , or at best a toy ; A trifle if it move but to amuse ; But if to wrong the judgment and abuse , Worse than a poniard in the basest hand , It stabs at once the morals of a ...
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... Fair fields appear below , such as he left Far distant , such as he would die to find , — He seeks them headlong , and is seen no more . The spleen is seldom felt where Flora reigns ; The lowering eye , the petulance , the frown , And ...
... Fair fields appear below , such as he left Far distant , such as he would die to find , — He seeks them headlong , and is seen no more . The spleen is seldom felt where Flora reigns ; The lowering eye , the petulance , the frown , And ...
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