Lines To An Accomplished Young Lady

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Title:     Lines To An Accomplished Young Lady
Author: Sir John Carr [More Titles by Carr]

TO AN ACCOMPLISHED YOUNG LADY,

Whose Timidity frequently agitated her, when
pressed to gratify her Friends by her Musical Talents.

'Tis said (and I believe it too)
That genuine merit seeks the shade;
Blushing to think what is her due,
As of her own sweet pow'rs afraid:--

Thus, lovely maid! on fluttering wings,
Thy pow'rs a thousand fears pursue,
Which, like thy own harmonious strings,
When press'd enchant, and tremble too!

The pity, which we give, you owe,
For mutual fears on both attend;
While anxious thus you joy bestow,
We fear too soon that joy will end!

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Sir John Carr's poem: Lines To An Accomplished Young Lady

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