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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T131163 K104099.005 Dodsley, Robert, 1703-1764. A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes. By Several Hands. Vol. V. London printed by J. Hughs, for R. and J. Dodsley 1763 [1st ed. 1758] p. 110. 6v.: music; 8⁰.

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SONG . By the Same . Incorrectly attributed to Jabez Earle. STELLA and Flavia every hour Do various hearts surprize ; In Stella's soul lies all her power , And Flavia's in her eyes . More boundless Flavia's conquests are , And Stella's more confin'd ; All can discern a face that's fair , But few a lovely mind . Stella , like Britain's monarchs , reigns O'er cultivated lands ; Like eastern tyrants Flavia deigns To rule o'er barren sands . Then boast not , Flavia , thy fair face , Thy beauty's only store ; Thy charms will every day decrease , Each day gives Stella more .