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... sweet Molly Mog . The schoolboy's desire is a play - day , The schoolmaster's joy is to flog ; The milkmaid's delight is on May Day , But mine is on sweet Molly Mog . 5 A letter when I am inditing , Comes Cupid and gives me a jog , And ...
... sweet Molly Mog . The schoolboy's desire is a play - day , The schoolmaster's joy is to flog ; The milkmaid's delight is on May Day , But mine is on sweet Molly Mog . 5 A letter when I am inditing , Comes Cupid and gives me a jog , And ...
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... Sweet the wave of Yarrow flowan . Flows Yarrow sweet ? as sweet , as sweet flows Tweed , As sweet smells on its braes the birk , 45 50 59 As green its grass , its gowan yellow , 55 The apple frae its rock as mellow . Fair was thy luve ...
... Sweet the wave of Yarrow flowan . Flows Yarrow sweet ? as sweet , as sweet flows Tweed , As sweet smells on its braes the birk , 45 50 59 As green its grass , its gowan yellow , 55 The apple frae its rock as mellow . Fair was thy luve ...
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... sweet upon its thorny tree ; And my fause lover staw my rose , But , ah ! he left the thorn wi ' me . AFTON WATER [ 1792 ] Flow gently , sweet Afton , among thy green braes , Flow gently , I'll sing thee a song in thy praise ; My Mary's ...
... sweet upon its thorny tree ; And my fause lover staw my rose , But , ah ! he left the thorn wi ' me . AFTON WATER [ 1792 ] Flow gently , sweet Afton , among thy green braes , Flow gently , I'll sing thee a song in thy praise ; My Mary's ...
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An Epistle to Fleetwood Shepherd Esq | 3 |
A Better Answer | 9 |
Alma or The Progress of The Mind Canto I ΙΟ | 15 |
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