The works of Mr. Thomas Brown Serious and Comical, In Prose and Verse; In four volumes. The Fourth Edition, Corrected, and much Enlarged from his Originals never before publish'd. With a key to all his Writings |
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A Translation of Lesbia, Mi dicit semper male. Out of Catullus.
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Each Moment of the long-liv'd DayLesbia for me does backwards pray,
And rails at me sincerely;
Yet I dare pawn my Life, my Eyes,
My Soul, and all that Mortals prize,
That Lesbia loves me dearly.
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Why shou'd you thus conclude, you'll say,Faith 'tis my own beloved Way,
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Yet let me all those Curses share
That Heav'n can give, or Man can bear,
If I don't strangely love her.
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