Poems.

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Title
Poems.
Author
Temple, Laura Sophia.
Publication
London: Printed for R. Phillips
1805
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"Poems." In the digital collection British Women Romantic Poets. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/TempLPoems. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 31, 2024.

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[What is Pleasure ?­'tis a bubble]

What is Pleasure ?­'tis a bubble, Fill'd with empty froth and wind ; Leading on to care and trouble, Leaving many a sting behind.
What is Hope ? Ah ! 'tis a Siren, Who enamours to destroy ; Cunning wiles her form environ, Mischief revels in her eye.
What is Reason ?­'tis a taper, Passion's gust too oft puts out ! 'Tis a thin and wand'ring vapour, Blown by storms of Thought about.

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What is Fortune ? She's a gipsey, Who delights in odd mistakes ; Oft I think the Jade is tipsey, Such a blundering she makes.
What is Love ?­an idle méteor [sic] Playing round the cheated heart, Dancing o'er each conscious feature, Spreading wide th' amusive smart.
What is Friendship ?­'tis a cov'ring, Art puts on to safer cheat, O'er its victim kite‐like hov'ring, While its looks are soft and sweet.
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