Summary

Spendthrift clapt into limbo, or… (1801)

The lilie of the vale is not fairer than she,
I'll die for her sake if she won't kinder be.
⁠My love is like a rose in a garden steep,
Her neck is like a swan swimming in the deep,
Ye gods! pray send the time soon to be,
When I shall enjoy Polly, and Polly me.
⁠Her breath's sweet as vi'lets, her eyes like sloes,
Whene'er I behold her my heart overflows
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