Sir Henry Taylor. 1800-1866
656. Elena's Song
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54 words

QUOTH tongue of neither maid nor wife   To heart of neither wife nor maid— Lead we not here a jolly life   Betwixt the shine and shade?

Quoth heart of neither maid nor wife   To tongue of neither wife nor maid— Thou wagg'st, but I am worn with strife,   And feel like flowers that fade.

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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Lord Macaulay. 1800-1859
657. A Jacobite's Epitaph
1 min to read
148 words
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