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To liken them to your auld-warld squad,
I must needs say comparisons are odd.
To liken them to your auld-warld squad,
I must needs say comparisons are odd.
Our similarities are different.
Our similarities are different.
It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration.
It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration.
There are fagots and fagots.
[Fr., Il y a fagots et fagots.]
There are fagots and fagots.
[Fr., Il y a fagots et fagots.]
Comparisons do ofttime great grievance.
Comparisons do ofttime great grievance.
Glass antique! 'twixt thee and Nell
Draw we here a parallel!
She, like thee, was forced to read more
Glass antique! 'twixt thee and Nell
Draw we here a parallel!
She, like thee, was forced to bear
All reflections, foul or fair.
Thou art deep and bright within,
Depths as bright belong'd to Gwynne;
Thou art very frail as well,
Frail as flesh is,--so was Nell.
Defining night by darkness, death by dust.
Defining night by darkness, death by dust.
Not worthy to carry the buckler unto him.
Not worthy to carry the buckler unto him.
