Epigrams of all sorts, made at divers times on several occasions by Richard Flecknoe.

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Epigrams of all sorts, made at divers times on several occasions by Richard Flecknoe.
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Flecknoe, Richard, d. 1678?
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London :: Printed for the author, and Will. Crook ...,
1670.
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Epigrams.
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Of Clorinda's Excellence.

AS when the Sun appears, the Birds of night Make haste away, and all are put to flight: So when the bright Clorinda does appear, All wanton Lovers fly the sight of her: To whom, to talk of Love were high offence, Who's so wrapt up in every Excellence, As i'th' unfoulding of them one by one, You never shud to onely Women come.

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Love is for meaner Beauties, such as theirs, In whom there nothing else but Sex appears: But as for her, who ever dares aspire Farther, then for to reverence and admire, Ixions fate to such shud be allow'd, Who steed of Iuno, but imbrac'd a cloud; And thy in Justice, onely shud invent, To punish them, Ixions punishment.
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