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Page 48
... once , ' tis real now , As her forsaken gums may show , With my fa , la , la . The down that on her chin so smooth , So lovely once appear'd , That , too , has left her with her youth , Or sprouts into a beard ; As fields , so green ...
... once , ' tis real now , As her forsaken gums may show , With my fa , la , la . The down that on her chin so smooth , So lovely once appear'd , That , too , has left her with her youth , Or sprouts into a beard ; As fields , so green ...
Page 62
... once , then , if untutor❜d youth Youth unapproved by years , May chance to deviate into truth , When your experience errs ; For once attempt not to despise What I esteem a rule : Who early loves , though young , is wise- Who old ...
... once , then , if untutor❜d youth Youth unapproved by years , May chance to deviate into truth , When your experience errs ; For once attempt not to despise What I esteem a rule : Who early loves , though young , is wise- Who old ...
Page 150
... once ended . The weather is an exact emblem of my mind in its present state . A thick fog envelopes every thing , and at the same time it freezes intensely . You will tell me , that this cold gloom will be succeeded by a cheerful spring ...
... once ended . The weather is an exact emblem of my mind in its present state . A thick fog envelopes every thing , and at the same time it freezes intensely . You will tell me , that this cold gloom will be succeeded by a cheerful spring ...
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