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Book III. ODE XX.
To Pyrrhus.
Dry
Pyrrhus, little dost thou know,
What 'tis to make a Whelp forgo
His Lioness,—faith 'twill not do!
It will be so.
What 'tis to make a Whelp forgo
His Lioness,—faith 'twill not do!
It will be so.
Nearchus understands his game,
If he resolves to quit his fame,
What's that to you? To save his name
You'l purchase shame.
If he resolves to quit his fame,
What's that to you? To save his name
You'l purchase shame.
If before Peace, you War prefer,
Shoot at his Butt—you'l find from her
A Rowland for your Oliver,
That I dare swear.
Shoot at his Butt—you'l find from her
A Rowland for your Oliver,
That I dare swear.
He is a gay, and sanguine Man,
His Periwig the wind do's fan,
And she will hug him, now and than,
Do what you can.
His Periwig the wind do's fan,
And she will hug him, now and than,
Do what you can.
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