To win the maid the poet tries,
And sonnets writes to Julia's eyes;--
She likes a _verse_--but cruel whim,
She still appears _a-verse_ to him.
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A most cruel hoax has recently been played off upon that deserving class
the housemaids of London, by the insertion of an advertisement in the
morning papers, announcing that a servant in the above capacity was wanted
by Lord Melbourne. Had it been for a _cook_, the absurdity would have been
too palpable, as Melbourne has frequently expressed his opposition to
sinecures.
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