English poem
Lines Sent With Some Indian Rouge To Miss W ---- .
by John Carr (1793–1845)
Go, faithless bloom! on Delia’s cheek Your boasted captivations try; Alas! o’er Nature would you seek To gain one moment’s victory? Her softer tint, sweet look, and gentle air, Shall prove you’re but a vain intruder there. But go, display your charms and taste; Soon shall you blush a richer red, To find your mimic pow’r surpass’d; And, whilst upon her cheek you spread Your vermeil hue, tell her ingenuous heart, ’Tis the first time she ever practis’d art.
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- Lines Occasioned By The Death Of Lieutenant J ---- , Who Was Killed By A Pistol-Shot, Accidentally Discharged By His Friend, Captain B ---- .
- LINES ON A LITTLE BIRD
- LINES ON LADY W —— APPEARING AT THE EXHIBITION.
- Lines On The Caledonian Harp Being Succeeded By The Highland Bagpipes.
- Lines To A Laurel-Leaf, Sent To The Author By Miss ---- .
- Lines To A Promising Young Artist.
- Lines To A Robin.
- Lines To A Young Lady, Occasioned By Her Declining An Offer Of Marriage Made Her By A Very Accomplished Friend Of The Author.