"Time still, as he flies, brings increase to her truth, And gives to her mind what he steals from her youth."
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"Song x" (c. 1750s), St. 4; (Poetical Works of Edward Moore, London: Cawthorn, 1797), p. 172
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Edward Moore
Edward Moore (22 March 1712 – 1 1 March 1757) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, the son of a dissenting minister, born at Abingdon, Berkshire.
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