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MS-B.773.122
16 Dec 1773:41 (3/150)
TO THE LADIES.
Would you, my fair, triumphant lead along
Or sighing, passive slaves, a shining throng"
Say, would you learn the happy pleasing art
To charm, and to secure the captive heart?
The muse thro' all her various maze pursue,
Her theme is beauty, and she sings to you.
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Mix'd with the social choir, the dance now grace;
And artfull moving, swim the mystic maze:
Or with the full join'd concert tuneful sing,
Or wake, with skilful touch, the speaking string.
. . . [12 more lines, signed] Your very humble servant and
admirer, Juba.
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