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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WISHES, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: O that a lovely lyre were I
Last Line: To shrive her soul to purify
Subject(s): Wishes
First Line: O that a lovely lyre were I
Last Line: To shrive her soul to purify
Subject(s): Wishes
OTHAT a lovely lyre were I,
Fashioned all of ivory,
And lovely youths would bear me by
To the Bacchic revelry!
O that a lovely cup were I,
Virgin-gold made perfectly,
That a lovely dame might lift me high
To shrive her soul to purity!
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