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Page 90
... for all your grave looks , I'm afraid You cast a sheep's eye on her ladyship's
maid ; I wish she would lend you her pretty white hand In mending your cassock ,
and smoothing your band , ' ( For the dean was so shabby , and look'd like a
ninny ...
... for all your grave looks , I'm afraid You cast a sheep's eye on her ladyship's
maid ; I wish she would lend you her pretty white hand In mending your cassock ,
and smoothing your band , ' ( For the dean was so shabby , and look'd like a
ninny ...
Page 95
As the sceptre to be sway'd , As to night the serenade , As for pudding is the pan ,
As to cool us is the fan , So man's for woman made , And woman made for man .
Be she widow , wife , or maid , Be she wanton , be she staid , Be she well or ill ...
As the sceptre to be sway'd , As to night the serenade , As for pudding is the pan ,
As to cool us is the fan , So man's for woman made , And woman made for man .
Be she widow , wife , or maid , Be she wanton , be she staid , Be she well or ill ...
Page 100
... heart With colours of adulterate art . Me , Damon , me the maid enchants
Whose cheeks the hand of nature paints ; A modest blush adorns her face , Her
air an unaffected grace . No art she knows , or seeks to know ; 100 Lyra
Elegantiarum .
... heart With colours of adulterate art . Me , Damon , me the maid enchants
Whose cheeks the hand of nature paints ; A modest blush adorns her face , Her
air an unaffected grace . No art she knows , or seeks to know ; 100 Lyra
Elegantiarum .
Page 101
Maids may be as often shy , Out of love , as out of hate : When from you I fly away
, ' Tis because I fear to stay . Did I out of hatred run Less would be my pain and
care ; But the youth I love to shun ! Who could such a trial bear ? Who , that such
...
Maids may be as often shy , Out of love , as out of hate : When from you I fly away
, ' Tis because I fear to stay . Did I out of hatred run Less would be my pain and
care ; But the youth I love to shun ! Who could such a trial bear ? Who , that such
...
Page 116
Could all your arts successful prove , Would you a maid undo , Whose greatest
failing is her love , And that her love for you ? Say , would you use that very
power You from her fondness claim , To ruin in one fatal hour A life of spotless
fame ?
Could all your arts successful prove , Would you a maid undo , Whose greatest
failing is her love , And that her love for you ? Say , would you use that very
power You from her fondness claim , To ruin in one fatal hour A life of spotless
fame ?
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| Title | Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased English Authors Volume 21 of Minerva library of famous books The Minerva Library Volume 21 of The Minerva library of famous books. Ed. by G. T. Bettany. [v. 21] |
| Editors | Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Ward, Lock, 1891 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 425 pages |
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