The Bas Bleu (1786) [ People / Practices ]
… room; And all the murders meant to lie in that large, languishing, grey eye; Desist:--less wild th' attempt would be, To warm the snows of Rhodope: Too cold to feel, too proud to feign, For him you're wise and fair in vain; In vain to charm … once they rise--so have I seen-- You guess the simile I mean, Take what comparison you please, The crowded streets, the swarming bees, The pebbles on the shores that lie, The stars which form the galaxy; These serve t' embellish what is said, … and with LELIUS live.* Hail, CONVERSATION, soothing Power, Sweet Goddess of the social hour! Not with more heart-felt warmth, at least, Does LELIUS bend, thy true High Priest; Than I the lowest of thy train, These field-flowers bring to …
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