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[Title]] Ode MS. E: Effusion xxviii 1796: The Kiss 1797, 1828, 1829, 1834: To Sara 1803. MSS. of The Kiss are included in the Estlin volume and in S. T. C.'s quarto copy-book.
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Vigor to his languid wing
The Rose's fragrant kisses bring,
And He o'er all her brighten'd hue
Flings the glitter of the dew.
See she bends her bashful head.
MS. E.
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And He o'er all her brighten'd hue
Sheds the glitter of the dew.
MS. 4o erased.
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The fragrant triumphs of the Rose. MS. E.