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 HUE AND CRY.
To Miss R. at Channel-Row.
Know all—I speak it to my Cost—
Last Wednesday Night a Heart was lost;
And—but I hope it is not so—
I hear the Thief's in Channel-Row:
As many more may chance to stray,
And take the same clandestine Way,
To prove my own, beyond a Doubt,
I'll give you Marks to find it out.
Last Wednesday Night a Heart was lost;
And—but I hope it is not so—
I hear the Thief's in Channel-Row:
As many more may chance to stray,
And take the same clandestine Way,
To prove my own, beyond a Doubt,
I'll give you Marks to find it out.
A Heart it is of such a Kind,
Another such 'twere hard to find!
A faithful, foolish Thing, I vow,
That never stray'd away 'till now;
There, Honour holds her spotless Throne,
And Truth hath mark'd it for her own:
If such a Heart amongst you be,
The Toy, indeed, belongs to me.
Another such 'twere hard to find!
A faithful, foolish Thing, I vow,
That never stray'd away 'till now;
There, Honour holds her spotless Throne,
And Truth hath mark'd it for her own:
If such a Heart amongst you be,
The Toy, indeed, belongs to me.
O yes! Whichever of the Tribe
Hath got the Trifle I describe,
And sends it back, before 'tis dark,
To-morrow Evening, to the Park,
Secure, and whole, and free from Chains,
Shall be rewarded for her Pains:—
But, should she chuse to keep it still,
(As, who can guess a Woman's Will?)
The Owner hopes she 'll have the Grace
To send another in its Place.
Hath got the Trifle I describe,
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To-morrow Evening, to the Park,
Secure, and whole, and free from Chains,
Shall be rewarded for her Pains:—
But, should she chuse to keep it still,
(As, who can guess a Woman's Will?)
The Owner hopes she 'll have the Grace
To send another in its Place.
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