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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DAINTY YOUNG HEIRESS OF LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, by CHARLES SACKVILLE (1637-1706) Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: May wound her heart deeper than any! Alternate Author Name(s): Dorset, 6th Earl Of; Middlesex, 1st Earl Of Subject(s): Passionless | |||
The dainty young heiress of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Brisk, beautiful, wealthy, and witty. To the power of Love so unwillingly yields. That 'tis feared she'll unpeople the City! The Sparks and the Beaus all languish and die: Yet, after the conquest of many. One little good marksman, that aims with one eye, May wound her heart deeper than any! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG, WRITTEN AT SEA, IN THE FIRST DUTCH WAR, 1665 ... by CHARLES SACKVILLE (1637-1706) ANACREONTIC ON THE DEATH OF SIR HARRY BELLENDINE by CHARLES SACKVILLE (1637-1706) SONG by CHARLES SACKVILLE (1637-1706) THE ADVICE by CHARLES SACKVILLE (1637-1706) FOR OUR BETTER GRACES by JAMES GALVIN NIGHT PIECE (2) by EDITH SITWELL CHILD AND MOTHER by EUGENE FIELD WINTER TREE by WALTER R. ADAMS FIRST LOVE by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS LEANDER DROWNED by PHILIP AYRES TO A FRIEND by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE TRIUMPHS OF THY CONQUERING POWER by WILLIAM HILEY BATHURST |
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