. Literature, art and song: Moore's melodies and American poems; . Lesbia wears a robe of gold, But all so close the nymph hath lacd it,Not a charm of beautys mould Presumes to stay where nature placd ! my Noras gown for me, That floats as wild as mountain every beauty free To sink or swell as Heaven , my Nora Creina, dear,My simple, graceful Nora Creina,Natures dressIs loveliness—The dress you wear, my Nora Creina. Lesbia hath a wit refind, But, when its points are gleaming round us,AVho can tell if theyre designd To dazzle merely, or to wound us?Pillowed on my

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. Literature, art and song: Moore's melodies and American poems; . Lesbia wears a robe of gold, But all so close the nymph hath lacd it,Not a charm of beautys mould Presumes to stay where nature placd ! my Noras gown for me, That floats as wild as mountain every beauty free To sink or swell as Heaven , my Nora Creina, dear,My simple, graceful Nora Creina,Natures dressIs loveliness—The dress you wear, my Nora Creina. Lesbia hath a wit refind, But, when its points are gleaming round us,AVho can tell if theyre designd To dazzle merely, or to wound us?Pillowed on my Noras heart, In safer slumber Love reposes—Bed of peace! whose roughest part Is but the crumpling of the roses. 1^ %

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