Social Commentaries
To an Ill-Favored Lady
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)
Social Commentaries
While in the dark on thy soft hand I hung,
And heard the tempting syren in thy tongue,
What flames, what darts, what anguish I endured!
But when the candle entered I was cured.
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Addison, Joseph. “To an Ill-Favored Lady.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/addison/19/.
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Addison, Joseph. “To an Ill-Favored Lady.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/addison/19/.
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