Winthrop Mackworth Praed Friend Poems
- 1. Everyday Characters I - The Vicar
Some years ago, ere time and taste
Had turned our parish topsy-turvy,
When Darnel Park was Darnel Waste,
And roads as little known as scurvy,
... - 2. Everyday Characters Ii - Quince
Fallentis semita vit*. â?? Hor.
Near a small village in the West,
... - 3. A Letter Of Advice
You tell me you're promised a lover,
My own Araminta, next week;
Why cannot my fancy discover
The hue of his coat, and his cheek?
... - 4. The Vicar
SOME years ago, ere time and taste
Had turnâ??d our parish topsy-turvy,
When Darnel Park was Darnel Waste,
And roads as little known as scurvy,
... - 5. The Talented Man
Dear Alice! you'll laugh when you know it, --
Last week, at the Duchess's ball,
I danced with the clever new poet, --
You've heard of him, -- Tully St. Paul.
... - 6. The Newly-wedded
NOW the rite is duly done,
Now the word is spoken,
And the spell has made us one
Which may ne-er be broken;
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