Sketches in verse with prose illustrations. By Mr. Polwhele. Second edition, with several additional pieces |
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THE PASSIONATE LADY.
The dimpled smiles, the stately mien
Which mark the loves and beauty's queen
In Daphne fair we find:
And who perceives not, lucky hit!
Diana's chasteness, Pallas' wit,
Unite in Chloe's mind?
Which mark the loves and beauty's queen
In Daphne fair we find:
And who perceives not, lucky hit!
Diana's chasteness, Pallas' wit,
Unite in Chloe's mind?
But Dian chaste, nor Pallas wise,
Nor, spite of her alluring eyes,
The arbitress of love,
So winning, wanton, debonnaire,
With angry Phillis can compare,
Who wields the bolts of Jove!
Nor, spite of her alluring eyes,
The arbitress of love,
So winning, wanton, debonnaire,
With angry Phillis can compare,
Who wields the bolts of Jove!
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Behold! to swell her rage, the god
Who rules Olympus with a nod,
Surrenders all his powers:
His thunder now her voice inspires;
Her flashing eyes confess his fires,
Or quick dissolve in showers!
Who rules Olympus with a nod,
Surrenders all his powers:
His thunder now her voice inspires;
Her flashing eyes confess his fires,
Or quick dissolve in showers!
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