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Pastorals

After the Simple Manner of Theocritus. By Mr. Purney

Purney, Thomas (1695-ca. 1727)

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PAPLET: OR, Love and Innocence

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LALLET OR The Tender Shepherdess

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He chears; but ah! she will no chear;
Down drops her Head on Bosom bare.
Chiding the gentle Nightingale,
That sang so soft its softest Tale.