Trivial poems and triolets. Written in obedience to Mrs Tomkin's commands, By Patrick Carey |
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[Fayre-one! if thus kind you be] |
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[Fayre-one! if thus kind you be]
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Fayre-one! if thus kind you be,Yett intend a slaughter,
Fayth you'l loose your paynes with mee,
Else-where seeke hereafter:
Though your lookes bee sharp, and quicke,
Thincke not (pray) to drill me;
Loue, perchance, may make mee sicke,
But will never kill mee.
2
Were my mistresse nere soe browne,Yett, if kind, I'de prize her;
Who's most fayre, if she but frowne,
I shall soone dispize her:
I love kindnesse, and not face;
Who scornes mee, I hate her:
Courtesy gives much more grace,
In my mind, then feature.
3
Red and white adorne the cheekeLesse by farre, then smiling;
4
That charme's most beguiling.
Fayre-one! now you know my mind,
See if th'humour take you;
I shall love you, whilst y'are kind;
When y'are not, forsake you.
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