The Works of the Right Honourable Sir Chas. Hanbury Williams ... From the Originals in the Possession of His Grandson The Right Hon. The Earl of Essex and Others: With Notes by Horace Walpole ... In Three Volumes, with Portraits |
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AT St. Osyth's, near the mill,
There dwells a lovely lass;
O, had I her good will,
How sweetly life would pass.
There dwells a lovely lass;
O, had I her good will,
How sweetly life would pass.
No bold intruding care,
Our bliss should e'er annoy;
Her looks can gild despair,
And heighten ev'ry joy.
Our bliss should e'er annoy;
Her looks can gild despair,
And heighten ev'ry joy.
Like nature's rural scene,
Her artless beauties charm;
Like them with joy serene,
Our wishing hearts they warm.
Her artless beauties charm;
Like them with joy serene,
Our wishing hearts they warm.
Her wit with sweetness crown'd,
Steals ev'ry sense away;
The list'ning swains around,
Forget the short'ning day.
Steals ev'ry sense away;
The list'ning swains around,
Forget the short'ning day.
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Health, Freedom, Wealth, and Ease,
Without her tasteless are;
She gives them pow'r to please,
And makes them worth our care.
Without her tasteless are;
She gives them pow'r to please,
And makes them worth our care.
Is there, ye powers, a bliss,
Reserved for my share?
Indulgent hear my wish,
And grant it all in her.
Reserved for my share?
Indulgent hear my wish,
And grant it all in her.
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