Citation - Independent Journal: 1783.12.22

IJ.783.012
22 Dec 1783:41 (6)
VERSES TO AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN IN LOVE.
Say, what is love? Oh! can the muse's art
Paint the warm feelings of an amorous heart;
Describe at large the meaning of that name,
From what first origin, and whence it came;
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For this, Othello's self had heav'd a sigh,
And wip'd the tear from Desdemona's eye;
With lenient hand lull'd all those pangs to rest,
That fell Iago, planted in his breast.
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