ON A PICTURE OF HERO AND LEANDER.
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HY, Lover, why Such a water rover? Would she love thee more For coming half seas over? Why, Lady, why, So in love with dipping? Must a lad of Greece Come all over dripping? Why, Cupid, why Make the passage brighter? Were not any boat Better than a lighter? Why, Madam, why So intrusive standing? Must thou be on the stair When he’s on the landing?
