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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE EARL OF OXFORD, by MATTHEW PRIOR Poet's Biography
First Line: Pen, ink, and wax, and paper send
Last Line: Thoughts which angels may approve.
Subject(s): Inkstands; Letters; Love; Paper; Peace; Pens & Pencils
First Line: Pen, ink, and wax, and paper send
Last Line: Thoughts which angels may approve.
Subject(s): Inkstands; Letters; Love; Paper; Peace; Pens & Pencils
PEN, ink, and wax, and paper send
To the kind wife, the lovely friend;
Smiling, bid her freely write
What her happy thoughts indite;
Of virtue, goodness, peace, and love,
Thoughts which angels may approve.
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