Satires—Imitations—AND Sonnets.

by Cornwall Bayley

 

To . . . . .

1.
    Dear Girl, whilst thus I bend the knee,
A beggar I must prove;
Nor whilst I claim the boon from thee,
Return thee love for love!

2.
    For whilst I supplicate thy heart
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I cannot offer mine;
The gift is not my own t’impart;
It is already thine! [Page 28]