Valentine Verses or, Lines of Truth, Love, and Virtue. By the Reverend Richard Cobbold |
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THE FAIR FACE. |
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THE FAIR FACE.
Thou'lt own, Sir, if ever thou chance to espy
In the face of affection, thy love;
The spirit seems speaking in flash of that eye,
Which can only behold and approve.
In the face of affection, thy love;
The spirit seems speaking in flash of that eye,
Which can only behold and approve.
Come then tell me in truth,
If you love in your youth,
And you do not dissemble to-day;
Was there ever a sight
So replete with delight?
Was there ever! I pray you, Sir, say?
If you love in your youth,
And you do not dissemble to-day;
Was there ever a sight
So replete with delight?
Was there ever! I pray you, Sir, say?
In face of the fair one, the maiden so dear,
O tell me, if summer has sky
So full of expression, so cloudless and clear
As the flash of that dear maiden's eye?
O tell me, if summer has sky
So full of expression, so cloudless and clear
As the flash of that dear maiden's eye?
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Then behold that fair face,
Which has nature's rich grace,
And the charm which affection can give;
Behold it with love;
Be ye constant, and prove
You would keep it as long as you live.
Which has nature's rich grace,
And the charm which affection can give;
Behold it with love;
Be ye constant, and prove
You would keep it as long as you live.
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