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.
[I am a small volume, and frequently bound]
I am a small volume, and frequently bound
In silk, sattin, silver, or gold;
My worth and my praises the females resound,
By females my science is told.
In silk, sattin, silver, or gold;
My worth and my praises the females resound,
By females my science is told.
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My leaves are all scarlet, my letters are steel,
Each letter contains a great treasure;
To the poor they spell lodging, fuel, and meal,
To the rich, entertainment and pleasure.
Each letter contains a great treasure;
To the poor they spell lodging, fuel, and meal,
To the rich, entertainment and pleasure.
The sempstress explores me by day and by night,
Not a page but she turns o'er and o'er;
Tho' sometimes I injure the milliner's sight,
Still I add to her credit and store.
Not a page but she turns o'er and o'er;
Tho' sometimes I injure the milliner's sight,
Still I add to her credit and store.
'Tis true I am seldom regarded by men,
Yet what would the males do without me?
Let them boast of their head, or boast of their pen,
Still vain is their boast if they flout me.
Yet what would the males do without me?
Let them boast of their head, or boast of their pen,
Still vain is their boast if they flout me.
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| Various pieces in verse and prose | |