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THE CUP.
'Tis fashion in old England still,
Let no one e'er deter it,
A cup, in token of good will,
To give to Man of merit:
This was presented, Sir, last year,
Now represented boldly here.
Let no one e'er deter it,
A cup, in token of good will,
To give to Man of merit:
This was presented, Sir, last year,
Now represented boldly here.
May he receive the cup of bliss,
Who loves and never falters,
A cup more beautiful than this,
Whose value never alters;
One worth the price of richest gem,
More brilliant than a diadem.
Who loves and never falters,
A cup more beautiful than this,
Whose value never alters;
One worth the price of richest gem,
More brilliant than a diadem.
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The line is written, mark it well;
This cup of merit shows,
The heart of yeomenry can tell
How pure attachment glows.
In thus, presenting it to thee,
Accept the line of purity.
This cup of merit shows,
The heart of yeomenry can tell
How pure attachment glows.
In thus, presenting it to thee,
Accept the line of purity.
May Love be thine, for ever, ever pure,
A cup of bliss, most likely to endure.
A cup of bliss, most likely to endure.
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