“Tell me not of joy: there's none Now my little sparrow's gone; He, just as you, Would toy and woo, He would chirp and flatter me, He would hang the wing awhile, Till at length he saw me smile, Lord! how sullen he would be!”
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William Cartwright
William Cartwright was an English poet active in the 17th century, known for his deeply religious and moral themes in his poetry. more
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