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Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior
(1664 - 1721 / Dorset / England)
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  To a Child of Quality, Five Years O

Lords, knights, and squires, the num'rous band,
That wear the fair Miss Mary's fetters,
Were summon'd by her high command,
To show their passions by their letters.

My pen amongst the rest I took,
Lest those bright eyes that cannot read
Should dart their kindling fires, and look
The pow'r they have to be obey'd.
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