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EPIGRAMS TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH
TO A BORE
You say that when you come to me
You quite forget your dull ennui;
But tell me, Tomkins, is it fair
To leave me your ennui to bear?
REASON AND LOVE INCOMPATIBLE
To excuse your folly, friend, you need not seek—
Who knows not Love is strong and Reason weak?
A HUSBAND TO HIS WIFE
Virtuous and fair you are—and by my life
I should adore you—were you not my wife.
TO A SCANDAL-LOVING COQUETTE
I marvel, Maud, that you're so fond of scandal,
Since you yourself give to it such a handle.
TO A JEALOUS MAN
Seduce your wife! Nay, friend, your fears are vain—
D'ye think my taste so bad? she's far too plain.
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