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TO MINERVA by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "MY TEMPLES THROB, MY PULSES BOIL"
Last Line: "THEN, PALLAS, TAKE AWAY THINE OWL, / AND LET US HAVE A LARK INSTEAD"
Subject(s): HEADACHES;MINERVA;

MY temples throb, my pulses boil,
I'm sick of Song, and Ode, and Ballad--
So, Thyrsis, take the Midnight Oil,
And pour it on a lobster salad.

My brain is dull, my sight is foul,
I cannot write a verse, or read,--
Then, Pallas, take away thine Owl,
And let us have a lark instead.



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