Sixty-Five Sonnets With Prefatory Remarks on the Accordance of the Sonnet with the Powers of the English Language: Also, A Few Miscellaneous Poems [by Thomas Doubleday] |
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[I know thee well; at once the zest] |
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[I know thee well; at once the zest]
I know thee well; at once the zestOf added wealth and soft desires
Thou wouldst enjoy, nor thinkst the fires
Of love alone can make us blest;
While dowry, jewels, and the rest,
May feast the eye when beauty tires;
So, with the rose, thy wreath requires
The marygold's refulgent crest.
Gold pippins tempt thee still aside,
From chace of her thou lik'st to rove;
Choose prudent wisdom then for guide,
But call not at his bower on Love:
Men yet to pair have vainly tried
Minerva's owl with Venus' dove.
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