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CLARA;

OR VENUS AT ABERDEEN.

A thousand Beauteous Forms I've seen, and lov'd;
And Prudes, Coquets, or Jilts, they most have prov'd:
But Clara Shines in all the Fire of Youth,
Her each sweet Air speaks Tenderness and Truth:
Her radiant Eyes eclipse Their brightest Charms;
Her gentle Heart atones for all their Harms.
Sept. 19. 1728.