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To a Lady (Lady Austen) WHO WORE A LOCK OF HIS HAIR SET WITH DIAMONDS.
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To a Lady (Lady Austen) WHO WORE A LOCK OF HIS HAIR SET WITH DIAMONDS.
(ABOUT 1784.)
The star that beams on Anna's breast
Conceals her William's hair;
'Twas lately severed from the rest
To be promoted there.
Conceals her William's hair;
'Twas lately severed from the rest
To be promoted there.
The heart that beats beneath that breast
Is William's well I know,
A nobler prize and richer far
Than India could bestow.
Is William's well I know,
A nobler prize and richer far
Than India could bestow.
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She thus his favoured lock prefers
To make her William shine;
The ornament indeed is hers,
But all the honour mine.
To make her William shine;
The ornament indeed is hers,
But all the honour mine.
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