The Poetical Works of Laman Blanchard With a Memoir by Blanchard Jerrold |
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THE PROPER USE OF THE EYES.
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THE PROPER USE OF THE EYES.
Certes, the eyes were not to see with,No more than wives were meant to be with,
Or milk was sent us to drink tea with.
Some sages hint they're meant to weep with,
Others to cast a glance, like sheep, with;
'Tis my belief they're meant to sleep with.
1837.
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