Various pieces in verse and prose By the late Nathaniel Cotton. Many of which were never before published. In two volumes |
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To a Child of five Years old.
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To a Child of five Years old.
Fairest flower, all flowers excelling,
Which in Milton's page we see;
Flowers of Eve's embower'd dwelling
Are, my fair one, types of thee.
Which in Milton's page we see;
Flowers of Eve's embower'd dwelling
Are, my fair one, types of thee.
Mark, my Polly, how the roses
Emulate thy damask cheek;
How the bud its sweets discloses—
Buds thy opening bloom bespeak.
Emulate thy damask cheek;
How the bud its sweets discloses—
Buds thy opening bloom bespeak.
Lilies are by plain direction
Emblems of a double kind;
Emblems of thy fair complexion,
Emblems of thy fairer mind.
Emblems of a double kind;
Emblems of thy fair complexion,
Emblems of thy fairer mind.
But, dear girl, both flowers and beauty
Blossom, fade, and die away;
Then pursue good sense and duty,
Evergreens! which ne'er decay.
Blossom, fade, and die away;
Then pursue good sense and duty,
Evergreens! which ne'er decay.
| Various pieces in verse and prose | |