A Miscellany of Poems consisting of Original Poems, Translations, Pastorals in the Cumberland Dialect, Familiar Epistles, Fables, Songs, and Epigrams, by the late Reverend Josiah Relph ... With a Preface and a Glossary |
NELLY D---VE |
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NELLY D---VE
I
My Nelly's charming as—but stay!As what, ye Bards, shall Strephon say?
For similes where must he rove
To speak the charms of Nelly D---ve.
II
When Nelly's cheeks a blush disclose,Away with triffling pink and rose;
The pink and rose will faded prove,
Near the fair cheeks of Nelly D---ve.
III
Name not a rolling Orb to vyeWith Nelly's pretty sparkling eye;
There's not an Orb that rolls above
Can match the eye of Nelly D---ve.
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IV
Talk not, when Nelly charms our ears,Of the feigned musick of the Spheres;
The Spheres, alas! can never move
Like the dear voice of Nelly D---ve.
V
Think not her breath can be expressedBy the rich fragrance of the East:
The richest, sweetest eastern grove
Breathes no such sweets as Nelly D---ve.
VI
In vain for similes we seek;For oh! what simile can speak;
(Unless her Strephon's matchless love)
The matchless charms of Nelly D---ve.
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