Familiar letters and poems on several occasions By Mary Masters |
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[To wear away Time as we can, we full oft]
To wear away Time as we can, we full oft,Sit together and chat of the People at Croft;
Your House and your Gardens, your Self and your Spouse,
Your Pigeons and Chickens, your Pigs and your Cows;
Of the Corn-Fields and Meadows, the Tythe and the Trees,
The Church and the Bridge, and the sweet River Tees;
Of the neighb'ring Rector you've heard me so praise,
And the fair Lady M**banke that brightens my Lays:
Of your Kindred all round, your Father and Mother,
Of Durham's good Dean, and the Prebend your Brother:
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The Allens, and Chaytors, and fifty Folks more:
Of more than you think on we constantly prate,
For, Madam, you know that dull Silence I hate.
At last, when no more can be thought of, or said,
We call for our Candles and trip up to Bed.
Familiar letters and poems on several occasions | ||