Oracles from the Poets: A Fanciful Diversion for the Drawing Room
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
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THE FOLLOWING PAGES,
ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR THEIR AMUSEMENT,
ARE DEDICATED TO
MY CHILDREN.
I am Sir Oracle,
And when I ope my lips let no dog bark.
Merchant of Venice.
ORACLES FROM THE POETS:
A FANCIFUL DIVERSION
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ORACLES FROM THE POETS.
PREFACE.
CATALOGUE OF AUTHORS
DIRECTIONS
WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER?
GENTLEMAN.
WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER?
LADY.
WHAT IS THE PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF YOUR LADY-LOVE?
WHAT IS THE PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF HIM WHO LOVES YOU?
WHAT IS THE CHARACTER OF YOUR LADY-LOVE?
WHAT IS THE CHARACTER OF HIM WHO LOVES YOU?
WHAT SEASON OF THE YEAR DO YOU LOVE?
WHAT HOUR DO YOU LOVE?
WHAT MUSICAL SOUNDS DO YOU LOVE?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER?
WHAT GRATIFIES YOUR TASTE OR YOUR AFFECTIONS?
FOR WHAT HAVE YOU A DISTASTE OR AVERSION?
WHERE OR WHAT WILL BE YOUR RESIDENCE?
WHAT IS YOUR DESTINY?
