A lover of an unkind fair
Were less than man did he not moan,
“Mine is no nomad life, I swear,
It dwells in this domain alone.
Grant me thy love, like diamond chaste
On diadem, lest thou live unwooed,
Doomed in a lonely life to waste
The treasure of sweet maidenhood.”

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41

The missing words are bared, beard, debar, bread.

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42
THE PAUPER’S PLAINT

Pale penury that rivest social bands,
And any link that rivets worth to fame,
Take ye the blame for my inactive hands,
I strive in vain to build upon the sands,
Without a stiver, who can make a name?

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43

Mr Backslide, afflicted with weakness of mind,
Cantered over to Lushington’s inn, where he dined.
He recanted the pledge he had taken as handy,
And emptied forthwith a decanter of brandy.