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To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent.
Tales of the Hall (1819)
Secrets with girls, like loaded guns with boys,
Are never valued till they make a noise.
Tales of the Hall (1819)
Now, at a certain time, in pleasant mood,
He tried the luxury of doing good.
Tales of the Hall (1819)
And took for truth the test of ridicule.
Tales of the Hall (1819)
Time has touched me gently in his race,
And left no odious furrows in my face.
Tales of the Hall (1819)
See Time has touched me gently in his race,
And left no odious furrows in my face.
Tales of the Hall (1819)
He tried the luxury of doing good.
Tales of the Hall (1819)
Jane borrow'd maxims from a doubting school,
And took for truth the test of ridicule;
Lucy saw no such virtue in a jest,
Truth was with her of ridicule the test.
Tales of the Hall (1819)
All green was vanished save of pine and yew,
That still displayed their melancholy hue;
Save the green holly with its berries red,
And the green moss that o'er the gravel spread.
Tales of the Hall (1819)