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That if weak women went astray,
Their stars were more in fault than they.
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Abra was ready ere I called her name;
And though I called another, Abra came.
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Often our seers and poets have confess'd,
That music's force can tame the furious beast;
Can make the wolf, or foaming boar restrain
His rage.
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His noble negligences teach
What others' toils despair to reach.
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Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
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Matthew Prior
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Born:
July 21, 1664
Died:
September 18, 1721
(aged 57)
Bio:
Matthew Prior was an English poet and diplomat. He is also known as a contributor to The Examiner.
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Poems on several occasions (1707)
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