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Kisses were now the only stay , Which she gave , as who would say , ' Good boy ! with all my heart . ' But just as heav'ns would have to cross it , In came the bridesmaids with the posset : The bridegroom eat in spight ; For had he left ...
Kisses were now the only stay , Which she gave , as who would say , ' Good boy ! with all my heart . ' But just as heav'ns would have to cross it , In came the bridesmaids with the posset : The bridegroom eat in spight ; For had he left ...
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Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort , To taste awhile the pleasures of a Court ; In various talk th ' instructive hours they past , Who gave the ball , or paid the visit last ; One speaks the glory of the British queen , And one ...
Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort , To taste awhile the pleasures of a Court ; In various talk th ' instructive hours they past , Who gave the ball , or paid the visit last ; One speaks the glory of the British queen , And one ...
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She looked as pure as a schoolgirl On her First Communion day , But her kisses were like the best champagne When she gave herself away . It was the Second of April , She was wearing a coat of fur ; Victor met her upon the stairs And he ...
She looked as pure as a schoolgirl On her First Communion day , But her kisses were like the best champagne When she gave herself away . It was the Second of April , She was wearing a coat of fur ; Victor met her upon the stairs And he ...
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John SKBLTON c 14601529 | 12 |
SIR PHILIP SIDNEY 15541586 | 56 |
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