EGGS AND OLIVES.
1889-91.
Necdum omnis abtveta Pauperies epulis reeum ; &am vilibus ovia Nigrisque est oleis hodie^ocuß Hor. Sat. 11, S, M-8.
THE DIFFERENCE,
z. Lndy I kiss Thy hand, and pay The homage that & Poet ought
Unto Thy beauty bo: I kiss Thy bund, yet mver tay For tbafc, " He seeketh me, unsought J
HelovethmeJ" Ah no ! One, Lady, I do lore—no!; Thee*
More humbly her I greet. Her hand ? Too lofty far for me— I kiss her feet.
ii. Lady, again I kiss Tby hand, Again Thy beauty's tribute pay,
While Soul and body thrill : O surely Thon must understandSurely Tby heart could nerer say,
" Wedded, hq loves me still.*' One, Lady, oae I lovo — not Thae:
My Sun knows no eclipsa ! Her hwid ? Too lowly far for me— I kiss her lips.
Marssas.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2320, 18 August 1898, Page 21
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136EGGS AND OLIVES. Otago Witness, Issue 2320, 18 August 1898, Page 21
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