Poetry & Verse
Answer to----'s Professions of Affection
By George Gordon, Lord ByronSource: George Gordon, Lord Byron - PoetryDB (Public Domain)Short58 words
IN hearts like thine ne'er may I hold a place Till I renounce all sense, all shame, all grace-- That seat,--like seats, the bane of...
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IN hearts like thine ne'er may I hold a place Till I renounce all sense, all shame, all grace-- That seat,--like seats, the bane of Freedom's realm, But dear to those presiding at the helm-- Is basely purchased, not with gold alone; Add Conscience, too, this bargain is your own-- 'T is thine to offer with corrupting art The _rotten borough_ of the human heart.
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