TALE XII. · 'SQUIRE THOMAS; OR, THE PRE-

CIPITATE CHOICE

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FLIRTATION, A DIALOGUE

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OCCASIONAL PIECES.

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LINES IN LAURA'S ALBUM

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LINES WRITTEN AT WARWICK

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ON A DRAWING OF THE ELM TREE UNDER WHICH THE

DUKE OF WELLINGTON STOOD SEVERAL TIMES DURING

THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO

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ON RECEIVING FROM A LADY A PRESENT OF A RING

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To A LADY, WITH SOME POETICAL EXTRACTS

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To A LADY, ON LEAVING HER AT SIDMOUTH

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To SARAH, COUNTESS OF JERSEY, ON HER BIRTHDAY

TALE IX.

ARABELLA.

Thrice blessed they that master so their blood -
But earthly happier is the rose distillid,
Than that which, withering on the virgin thorn,
Grows, lives, and dies in single blessedness.

Midsummer Night's Dream.

I sometimes do excuse the thing I hate,
For his advantage whom I dearly love.

Measure for Measure.

Contempt, farewell! and maiden pride, adieu!

Much Ado about Nothing.