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Old as I am, for ladies' love unfit,The power of beauty I remember yet.
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When beauty fires the blood, how love exalts the mind!
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He trudged along unknowing what he sought,And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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The fool of nature stood with stupid eyesAnd gaping mouth, that testified surprise.
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She hugged the offender, and forgave the offense:Sex to the last.
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Of seeming arms to make a short essay,Then hasten to be drunk -- the business of the day.
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Above any Greek or Roman name.
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Wit will shineThrough the harsh cadence of a rugged line.
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So softly death succeeded life in her,She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.
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And that one hunting, which the Devil design'dFor one fair female, lost him half the kind.
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Happy who in his verse can gently steerFrom grave to light, from pleasant to severe.
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And new-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy careTurn'd by a gentle fire and roasted rare.
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Your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
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Burn daylight.
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I am resolved to grow fat, and look young till forty.
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But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be;Within that circle none durst walk but he.
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