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RUSTICITY'S UNGAINLY FORM
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Rusticity's ungainly formMay cloud the highest mind;
But when the heart is nobly warm,
The good excuse will find.
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Propriety's cold, cautious rulesWarm Fervour may o'erlook;
But spare poor Sensibility
Th'ungentle, harsh rebuke.
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