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Page 50
To pass our tedious hours away , We throw a merry main : Or else at serious
ombre play ; But why should we in vain Each other's ruin thus pursue ? We were
undone when we left you . But now our fears tempestuous grow And cast our
hopes ...
To pass our tedious hours away , We throw a merry main : Or else at serious
ombre play ; But why should we in vain Each other's ruin thus pursue ? We were
undone when we left you . But now our fears tempestuous grow And cast our
hopes ...
Page 60
But prate , and talk , and play the fool . He said ' twas wealth gave joy and mirth ,
And that to be the dearest wife Of one , who labour'd all his life To make a mine of
gold his own , And not spend sixpence when he'd done , Was heaven upon ...
But prate , and talk , and play the fool . He said ' twas wealth gave joy and mirth ,
And that to be the dearest wife Of one , who labour'd all his life To make a mine of
gold his own , And not spend sixpence when he'd done , Was heaven upon ...
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To whom should I compose the lay , But her who listens when I play ? To whom
in song repeat my cares , But her who in my sorrow shares ? For whom should I
the garland make , But her who joys the gift to take , And boasts she wears it for ...
To whom should I compose the lay , But her who listens when I play ? To whom
in song repeat my cares , But her who in my sorrow shares ? For whom should I
the garland make , But her who joys the gift to take , And boasts she wears it for ...
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Thus Kitty , beautiful and young , And wild as colt untamed , Bespoke the fair from
whence she sprung , With little rage inflamed : Inflamed with rage at sad restraint
, Which wise mamma ordain'd , And sorely vex'd to play the saint , Whilst wit ...
Thus Kitty , beautiful and young , And wild as colt untamed , Bespoke the fair from
whence she sprung , With little rage inflamed : Inflamed with rage at sad restraint
, Which wise mamma ordain'd , And sorely vex'd to play the saint , Whilst wit ...
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My softest verse , my darling lyre Upon Euphelia's toilet lay ; When Chloe noted
her desire , That I should sing , that I should play . My lyre I tune , my voice I raise
; But with my numbers mix my sighs : And while I sing Euphelia's praise , I fix my ...
My softest verse , my darling lyre Upon Euphelia's toilet lay ; When Chloe noted
her desire , That I should sing , that I should play . My lyre I tune , my voice I raise
; But with my numbers mix my sighs : And while I sing Euphelia's praise , I fix my ...
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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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