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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE COY, SELECTION, by WILLIAM BROOME Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Ye fair that would victorious prove
Last Line: "but when her love is born, his dies."
Subject(s): Love
First Line: Ye fair that would victorious prove
Last Line: "but when her love is born, his dies."
Subject(s): Love
"Ye fair that would victorious prove,
Seem but half kind, when most you love;
Damon pursues if Cælia flies,
But when her love is born, his dies."
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