Versos English Thomas Oldham Translated From Anacreon

English poem

Translated From Anacreon

by (1816–1878)

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Though thou hast seen my locks are gray, Ah! do not, Julia, turn away; Nor, though the bloom of Spring is thine, Disdainfully my love decline. Behold yon wreath!—how lovely shows The snowy lily with the blushing rose!