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Young Arthur

Or, The Child of Mystery: A Metrical Romance, by C. Dibdin

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Thou art the pest that can'st beguile
Our virgins of th' ingenuous smile;
Thou art the lure that mak'st them lisp
Soft languishings, and curl and crisp
Their mincing words, and arm'st their smiles
With tricksy, tempting, wanton wiles.