Tis she ; — but why that bleeding bosom gor'd, Why dimly gleams the visionary sword ! Oh, ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, Is it, in heaven, a crime to love too well ? To bear too tender or too firm a heart, To act a lover's or a Roman's part ?... Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry: Selected for ... - Page 186 edited by - 1791 Full view -
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