"Altho' your frailer part must yield to Fate, By every breach in that fair lodging made, Its blest inhabitant is more displayed."
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To Madam L. E. on her Recovery, 106
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John Oldham (poet)
John Oldham (August 9, 1653 – December 9, 1683) was an English satirical poet and translator.
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