 | [Poems by Drake in] The life and works of Joseph Rodman Drake (1795-1820) |  |
[Poetical Fragment]
In a fair lady's heart once a secret was lurking;It tossed and it tumbled, it longed to get out;
The lips half betrayed it, by smiling and smirking,
And tongue was impatient to blab it no doubt.
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