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THE WOMAN OF SPIRIT.
A BURLETTA.
1770.
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Prose speeches have been omitted from this poem and songs in verse have been included as separate poems.
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[Away with your maxims, and dull formal rules]
LADY TEMPEST.Away with your maxims, and dull formal rules,
The shackles of pleasure, and trammels of fools;
For wisdom and prudence I care not a straw,
I'll act as I please, for my will is my law.
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[Passion worse than age will plough]
LATITAT.Passion worse than age will plough
Furrows on the frowning brow;
Rage and passion will disgrace
Every beauty of the face;
Whilst good-nature will supply
Beauties, which can never die.
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[What are all our favourite joys?]
LADY TEMPEST.What are all our favourite joys?
What are [all] our pleasures? [OMITTED]
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