Jane Austen

1775-1817 / Female / English
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Happy the Lab'rerHappy the lab'rer in his Sunday clothes! / In light-drab coat, smart waistcoat, well-darn'd hose, / Andhat upon his head, to church he goes;
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Mock Panegyric on a Young FriendIn measured verse I'll now rehearse / The charms of lovely Anna: / And, first, her mind is unconfined
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My Dearest Frank, I Wish You JoyMy dearest Frank, I wish you joy / Of Mary's safety with a Boy, / Whose birth has given little pain
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Ode to Pity1 / Ever musing I delight to tread / The Paths of honour and the Myrtle Grove
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Of A Ministry Pitiful, Angry, MeanOf a Ministry pitiful, angry, mean, / A gallant commander the victim is seen. / For promptitude, vigour, success, does he stand
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Oh! Mr Best You're Very BadOh! Mr. Best, you're very bad / And all the world shall know it; / Your base behaviour shall be sung
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See they come, post haste from Thanet"See they come, post haste from Thanet" / See they come, post haste from Thanet, / Lovely couple, side by side;
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This Little BagThis little bag I hope will prove / To be not vainly made — / For, if you should a needle want
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When Stretch'd on One's BedWhen stretch'd on one's bed / With a fierce-throbbing head, / Which preculdes alike thought or repose,
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When Winchester RacesWhen Winchester races first took their beginning / It is said the good people forgot their old Saint / Not applying at all for the leave of Saint Swithin
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