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Poems:
Old and New
by
Frederick George Scott
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THE
TWO MISTRESSES.
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AH,
woe is me, my heart’s in sorry plight,
Enamoured equally of Wrong and Right;
Right hath the sweeter grace,
But Wrong the prettier face:
Ah, woe is me, my heart’s in sorry plight.
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And Right is jealous that I let Wrong stay;
Yet Wrong seems sweeter when I turn away.
Right sober is, like Truth
But Wrong is in her youth;
So Right is jealous that I let Wrong stay.
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When I am happy, left alone with Right,
Then Wrong flits by and puts her out of sight;
I follow and I fret,
And once again forget
That I am happy, left alone with Right. [Page
103]
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Ah, God! do Thou have pity on my heart!
A puppet blind am I, take Thou my part!
Chasten my wandering love,
Set it on things above:
Ah, God! do Thou take pity on my heart! [Page
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