Rhymes of Northern Bards / Being a Curious Collection of Old and New Songs and Poems, Peculiar to the Counties of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, and Durham

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Thy comely shape and genteel air,

Our admiration raise,

Thou stands confess’d a perfect fair,

And worthy all our praise.

VI.

Thy mien, sweet Daphne[21], next we view,

And as we view, approve;

Thy blooming charms all hearts subdue,

And kindle them to love:

Those charming breasts, and sparkling eyes,