John Gay. 1688-1732
439. Song
1 min to read
45 words

O RUDDIER than the cherry! O sweeter than the berry!     O nymph more bright     Than moonshine night, Like kidlings blithe and merry! Ripe as the melting cluster! No lily has such lustre;     Yet hard to tame     As raging flame, And fierce as storms that bluster!

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Alexander Pope. 1688-1744
440. On a certain Lady at Court
1 min to read
78 words
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