 | A collection of original poems |  |
ODE on a favourite LAP-DOG.
To Miss G--- J---.
By the same.
Pretty, sportive, happy creature,
Full of life, and full of play,
Taught to live by faithful Nature,
Never canst thou miss thy way.
Full of life, and full of play,
Taught to live by faithful Nature,
Never canst thou miss thy way.
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By her dictates kind instructed,
Thou avoid'st each real smart;
We, by other rules conducted,
Lose our joy to show our art.
Thou avoid'st each real smart;
We, by other rules conducted,
Lose our joy to show our art.
Undisguis'd, each reigning passion
When thou mov'st or look'st we see;
Were the same with us the fashion,
Happy mortals would we be!
When thou mov'st or look'st we see;
Were the same with us the fashion,
Happy mortals would we be!
May her favour still pursue thee,
Who propos'd thee for my theme;
Till superior charms subdue thee,
And inspire a nobler flame.
Who propos'd thee for my theme;
Till superior charms subdue thee,
And inspire a nobler flame.
In each other bless'd and blessing,
Years of pleasure let them live;
Each all active worth possessing,
Earth admires, or Heav'n can give.
Years of pleasure let them live;
Each all active worth possessing,
Earth admires, or Heav'n can give.
| A collection of original poems | |