Sir Walter Scott. 1771-1832
544. Lucy Ashton's Song
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49 words

LOOK not thou on beauty's charming; Sit thou still when kings are arming; Taste not when the wine-cup glistens; Speak not when the people listens; Stop thine ear against the singer; From the red gold keep thy finger; Vacant heart and hand and eye, Easy live and quiet die.

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Sir Walter Scott. 1771-1832
545. Answer
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26 words
Return to The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250–1900






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