English Poetry. Robert Craggs, Earl Nugent. Epigram 10. WHILE Lucy, chaste as mountain snows. Роберт Крэггз, граф Ньюджент.

Robert Craggs, Earl Nugent (Роберт Крэггз, граф Ньюджент)

Epigram 10. WHILE Lucy, chaste as mountain snows

WHILE Lucy, chaste as mountain snows,
Gives every idle fop a hearing;
In Mary's breast a passion glows,
Which stronger is from not appearing.
Say, who has chose the better part!
Mary to whom no joy is missing;
Or she, who dupe to her own heart,
Pays the full price of Mary's kissing.

Robert Craggs, Earl Nugent’s other poems:

1. Epigram 2. SInce first you knew my am’rous smart
2. Epigram 1. I Lov’d thee beautiful and kind
3. Epigram 12. WE thought you without titles great
4. Epigram 5. THO’ cheerful, discreet, and with freedom well bred
5. Epigram 14. TOM thought a wild profusion great

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