Poems, moral and descriptive By the late Richard Jago ... (Prepared for the press, and improved by the author, before his death.) To which is added, some account of the life and writings of Mr. Jago |
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With leaden foot Time creeps along
While Delia is away,
With her, nor plaintive was the song,
Nor tedious was the day.
While Delia is away,
With her, nor plaintive was the song,
Nor tedious was the day.
Ah! envious pow'r! reverse my doom,
Now double thy career,
Strain ev'ry nerve, stretch ev'ry plume,
And rest them when she's here.
Now double thy career,
Strain ev'ry nerve, stretch ev'ry plume,
And rest them when she's here.
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