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Nelly's Picture.
A SONG.
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Whilst others proclaimThis Nymph, or that Swain,
Dearest Nelly, the lovely, I'll sing;
She shall grace ev'ry verse,
I'll her Beauty rehearse,
Which lovers can't think an ill thing.
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Her eyes shine as brightAs stars in the night,
Her complexion's divinely fair;
Her lips red as a cherry,
Wou'd a Hermit make merry,
And black as a coal is her hair.
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Her breath like a rose,It's sweets does disclose,
Whenever you ravish a kiss;
Like iv'ry inchas'd,
Her teeth are well plac'd,
An exquisite beauty she is.
IV
Her plump breasts are white,Delighting the sight,
There Cupid discovers her charms;
O! spare then the rest,
And think of the best:
'Tis heaven to dye in her arms.
V
She's blooming as May,Brisk, lively, and gay,
The Graces play all round about her;
She's prudent and witty,
Sings wond'rously pretty,
And there is no living without her.
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