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TO THE SAME
[Eight volumes!—all well-polished prose]
“Exegi monumentum.”
Eight volumes!—all well-polished prose
Or better verse (as some suppose);
In style more playful than severe;
Moral in tone (pour qui sait lire);
All written by my single pen,
And praised by some distinguished men,
But else not widely read, I fear:—
Or better verse (as some suppose);
In style more playful than severe;
Moral in tone (pour qui sait lire);
All written by my single pen,
And praised by some distinguished men,
But else not widely read, I fear:—
Crown me, Melpomene, my Dear!
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