Poems, chiefly pastoral By John Cunningham. The second edition. With the Addition of several pastorals and other pieces |
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KITTY FELL.
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The courtly bard, in verse sublime,May praise the toasted Belle;
A country maid (in careless rhyme)
I sing—my Kitty Fell!
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When larks forsake the flow'ry plain,And Love's sweet numbers swell,
My pipe shall join their morning strain,
In praise of Kitty Fell.
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Where woodbines twist their fragrant shade,And noontide beams repel,
I'll rest me on the tufted mead,
And sing of Kitty Fell.
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When moon-beams dance among the boughsThat lodge sweet Philomel,
I'll pour with her my tuneful vows,
And pant for Kitty Fell.
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The pale-faced pedant burns his books;The sage forsakes his cell:
The soldier smooths his martial looks,
And sighs for Kitty Fell.
VI
Were mine, ye great, your envy'd lot.In gilded courts to dwell;
I'd leave them for a lonely cot
With Love and Kitty Fell.
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