Lines To A Young Lady, Occasioned By Her Declining An Offer Of Marriage

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Title:     Lines To A Young Lady, Occasioned By Her Declining An Offer Of Marriage
Author: Sir John Carr [More Titles by Carr]

Made her by a very accomplished Friend of the Author.

Oh! form'd to prompt the smile or tear,
At once so sweet, yet so severe!
As much for you as him I grieve;
Ah! thoughtless! if you thus can leave
A mind with wit and learning bright,
Where Temper sheds its cloudless light;
Where manly honour, taste refin'd,
With ev'ry virtue, are combin'd;
If you can quit a heart so true,
Which has so often throbb'd for you,
I'll pity, tho' I can't reprove;
And did I, such is Florio's love,
Eager he'd fly to take thy part,
E'en in a war against his heart.

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Sir John Carr's poem: Lines To A Young Lady, Occasioned By Her Declining An Offer Of Marriage

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