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A LAST PRAYER TO THE GODDESS OF EASE.

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"O thou generous Venus! O thou beautiful, bountiful calm!" - The Newcomes.

DEAR lazy goddess! in old time

How many happy hours I've spent

In careless indolence sublime,

To all, save thee, indifferent!

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Thine, restful Ease, was all my youth; -

Forgive me, if my better years

I vow to others, - for, in truth,

Little I've gained of thee but tears.

I bring thee here, and thus devote,

Cigars and pipe and cigarettes;

An arm-chair deep, a new dress-coat;

I'll swear off poker, pay my debts,

Claret at dinner do without;

French novels I hereby abjure;

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