The Shamrock or, Hibernian Cresses. A Collection of Poems, Songs, Epigrams, &c. Latin as well as English, The Original Production of Ireland. To which are subjoined thoughts on the prevailing system of school education, respecting young ladies as well as gentlemen: with practical proposals for a reformation [by Samuel Whyte] |
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THE DEFIANCE.
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THE DEFIANCE.
To a YOUNG LADY.
To call you Devil tho' I dare,
'Tis all a vain Pretence;
And you as much in vain prepare
To punish my Offence.
'Tis all a vain Pretence;
And you as much in vain prepare
To punish my Offence.
Tho' you in Justice ought to frown,
Yet Justice I'll beguile,
And, by offending, bolder grown,
I challenge you to smile.
Yet Justice I'll beguile,
And, by offending, bolder grown,
I challenge you to smile.
For Mercy must that Bosom move,
Howe'er against your Will,
And thus, by pardoning me, you prove,
That you're an Angel still.
Howe'er against your Will,
And thus, by pardoning me, you prove,
That you're an Angel still.
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