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THE FIRST COUPLE.
When bright with woman's glance and grace,
Fair Eve to Adam's love was given,
He gaz'd upon her beauteous face,
And thought that earth indeed was heaven.
Each day some new delight appear'd,
Each hour some new attraction sprung;
He found each link of life endear'd,
At last he found—that she'd a tongue.
Fair Eve to Adam's love was given,
He gaz'd upon her beauteous face,
And thought that earth indeed was heaven.
Each day some new delight appear'd,
Each hour some new attraction sprung;
He found each link of life endear'd,
At last he found—that she'd a tongue.
Close hid within those ruby gates,
With all those pearly guards to screen it,
He heard her tongue—tradition states—
An hour or two before he'd seen it.
She teaz'd, as only woman can,
A power they've kept for ages long—
Her plan was still the better plan,
Her tongue by far the better tongue.
With all those pearly guards to screen it,
He heard her tongue—tradition states—
An hour or two before he'd seen it.
She teaz'd, as only woman can,
A power they've kept for ages long—
Her plan was still the better plan,
Her tongue by far the better tongue.
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Despite her charms, that sweetly beam'd,
Poor Adam thought, before a week,
That, though perfection else, it seem'd
A great mistake to make her speak.
Yet was she precious to his heart;
And as for faults—why, she was young:
He would not with an atom part,
No—not a jot, except her tongue.
Poor Adam thought, before a week,
That, though perfection else, it seem'd
A great mistake to make her speak.
Yet was she precious to his heart;
And as for faults—why, she was young:
He would not with an atom part,
No—not a jot, except her tongue.
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