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| Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. |
| John Gay. 1688–1732 |
| 439. Song |
| O RUDDIER than the cherry! | |
| O sweeter than the berry! | |
| O nymph more bright | |
| Than moonshine night, | |
| Like kidlings blithe and merry! | 5 |
| Ripe as the melting cluster! | |
| No lily has such lustre; | |
| Yet hard to tame | |
| As raging flame, | |
| And fierce as storms that bluster! | 10 |
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