Oculus Britanniae An Heroi-Panegyrical poem on the University of Oxford. Illustrated with divers beautiful Similes, and useful Digressions [by Nicholas Amhurst] |
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From such proud heights, o! muse presumptous bend,
And to his private qualities descend;
Say how his soul in conversation shines,
Oe'r the third bottle how his wit refines,
How in smart jests his sacred lips excel,
What mirth they start, and jocund fables tell,
How grave his looks, how orthodox his dress,
Ev'n stubborn Amhurst will these truths confess.
And to his private qualities descend;
Say how his soul in conversation shines,
Oe'r the third bottle how his wit refines,
How in smart jests his sacred lips excel,
What mirth they start, and jocund fables tell,
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Ev'n stubborn Amhurst will these truths confess.
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