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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ANOTHER.
[Tell me the fair, if such a fair there be]
Tell me the fair, if such a fair there be,Said Venus to her son, that rivals me.
Mark the tall tree, cried Cupid to the Dame,
That from its silver bark derives its name;
The studious insect, that, with wondrous pow'rs,
Extracts mysterious sweets from fragrant flow'rs;
Proclaim the nymph to whom all hearts submit,
Whose sweetness softens majesty and wit.
ASHBY.
| Various pieces in verse and prose | |