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I'll never love Thee more
2023-12-06MY dear and only Love, I pray That little world of thee Be govern‘d by no other sway Than purest monarchy; For if confusion have a part (Which v...
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To Electra
2023-12-06I dare not ask to kiss, I dare not beg a smile, Lest having that, or this, I might grow proud the while. No, no, the utmost share Of my desire shall b...
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Being Your Slave
2023-12-06Being your slave, what should I do but tend Upon the hours and times of your desire? I have no precious time at all to spend, Nor services to do, till...
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Miscellaneous Epigrams(一)
2023-12-06i His whole life is an epigram smart, smooth and neatly penn'd, Plaited quite neat to catch applause, with a hang-noose at the end....
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Miscellaneous Epigrams(二)
2023-12-06ii He has observ'd the golden rule, Till he's become the golden fool....
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Miscellaneous Epigrams(三)
2023-12-06iii ——And in melodious accents I Will sit me down, and cry `I! I!'...
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Miscellaneous Epigrams(四)
2023-12-06iv Some people admire the work of a fool, For it's sure to keep your judgment cool; It does not reproach you with want of wit; It is not like a la...
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Miscellaneous Epigrams(五)
2023-12-06v He's a blockhead who wants a proof of what he can't perceive; And he's a fool who tries to make such a blockhead believe....
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Miscellaneous Epigrams(六)
2023-12-06vi Great men and fools do often me inspire; But the greater fool, the greater liar....
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Miscellaneous Epigrams(七)
2023-12-06vii Some men, created for destruction, come Into the world, and make the world their home. Be they as vile and base as e'er they can, They'll ...