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First Line: Tell me the fair, if such a fair there be
Last Line: Whose sweetness softens majesty and wit.
Subject(s): James Ii, King Of England (1633-1701)


TELL me the fair, if such a fair there be,
Said Venus to her son, that rivals me.
Mark the tall tree, cried Cupid to the Dame,
That from its silver bark derives its name;
The studious insect, that with wondrous pow'rs
Extracts mysterious sweets from fragrant flow'rs;
Proclaim the nymph to whom all hearts submit,
Whose sweetness softens majesty and wit.





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