Love
To a certain Gentleman, you must know, very Censorious on me, for assenting to my Bookseller's desire
From Amasia (1700), Vol. III
Love
I understand you, Sir, and now I see,
(Tho' now too late, I own;) thou can'st not be
My Picture's Friend, much less a Friend to me.
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Hopkins, John. “To a certain Gentleman, you must know, very Censorious on me, for assenting to my Bookseller's desire.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hopkins_john/121/.
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Hopkins, John. “To a certain Gentleman, you must know, very Censorious on me, for assenting to my Bookseller's desire.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hopkins_john/121/.
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