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Therefore, in patience rest, though I proceed ; There's no ill nature in the case—but need. Though for your use this water may not serve, I'd rather you should choke than I should starve. |
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LINES FROM WILLIAM COW PER,
THE POET, TO MRS. NEWTON.
Cocoa-nut naught,
Fish too dear, None must be bought
For us that are here.
No lobster on earth,
That ever I saw, To me would be worth
Sixpence a claw.
So, dear Madam, wait
Till fish can be got At a reasonable rate,
Whether lobster or not.
Till the French and the Dutch
Have quitted the seas, And then send as much
And as often as you please. |
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