THE GIFT by Oliver Goldsmith
Published On Friday, April 23, 2010. Under: 1700s, Goldsmith, Oliver.
Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774)
THE GIFT by Oliver Goldsmith
TO IRIS, IN BOW STREET, CONVENT GARDEN
SAY, cruel IRIS, pretty rake,
Dear mercenary beauty,
What annual offering shall I make,
Expressive of my duty?
My heart, a victim to thine eyes,
Should I at once deliver,
Say, would the angry fair one prize
The gift, who ...
