Social Commentaries
Written in a Young Lady's Common-place Book
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)
Social Commentaries
This journal of folly's an emblem of me;
But what book shall we find emblematic of thee?
Oh! shall we not say thou art LOVE'S DUODECIMO?
None can be prettier, few can be less, you know.
Such a volume in SHEETS were a volume of charms;
Or if BOUND, it should only be BOUND IN OUR ARMS!
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Moore, Thomas. “Written in a Young Lady's Common-place Book.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/786/.
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Moore, Thomas. “Written in a Young Lady's Common-place Book.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/786/.
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