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TO A LADY, AS A FIRST ATTEMPT.
Ye muses, how shall I begin?
Oh, lend me your powerful aid,
That I may’ve the pleasure to win
My lovely and beautiful maid.
Oh, grant my adorable may
To the sweet tender passion incline;
May pardon this humble essay,
And smile on a fond Valentine !
TO A LADY WITHOUT FORTUNE.
I ask not wealth—the rich, we see,
Oft wretched ’midst their pelf:
Thy merit is enough for me;
A treasure in thy self.
Oh, had I bags of massy gold,
Those bags would I resign,
As mine, my charmer to behold,
And be her Valentine.
TO A LADY.
'Tis customary on this day,
For us a compliment to pay;
I therefore do to thee assign,
The title of my Valentine.
