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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 18, by WILLIAM BOSWORTH Poet's Biography First Line: Mistake me not, my pen was ne'er defil'd Last Line: Excepting this, I never knew thee sin. Alternate Author Name(s): William Boxworth | |||
Mistake me not, my pen was ne'er defil'd With any stain, that may thy honour stain; From all lascivious thoughts I am exil'd; So shall my pen immodest sense refrain; Thou art as free, as pure from any blot, And therefore shalt with lotus crown thy brows. If ever thou didst sin, I knew it not: Excepting this, the fraction of thy vows, I vow by Heaven and all the powers therein, Excepting this, I never knew thee sin. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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