The Works of Henry Fielding - Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes $p Volume 12 by Henry Fielding
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While on thy faithful breast my head reclines,
The downy pillow's hard; while from thy lips I drink delicious draughts of nectar down, Falernian wines seem bitter to my taste." _Mar. jun_. Here's meat, drink, singing, and lodging, egad. _Luck_. He answers. _Mar. jun_. But, sir---- _Luck_. "Oh, let me pull thee, press thee to my heart, Thou rising spring of everlasting sweets! Take notice, Fortune, I forgive thee all! Thou'st made Leandra mine. Thou flood of joy Mix with my soul, and rush thro' ev'ry vein." _Mar. sen_. Those two last lines again if you please. _Luck_. "Thou'st made," &c. _Mar. jun_. "----Thou flood of joy, Mix with my soul and rush thro' ev'ry vein." Those are two excellent lines indeed: I never writ |
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