Ah, Chloris! could I now but sit As unconcern'd as when Your infant beauty could beget No happiness or pain! When I the dawn used to admire, And prai… - Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet

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Ah, Chloris! could I now but sit
As unconcern'd as when
Your infant beauty could beget
No happiness or pain!
When I the dawn used to admire,
And praised the coming day,
I little thought the rising fire
Would take my rest away.

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About Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet

Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet (March 1639 – 20 August 1701) was an English wit and dramatist.

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Alternative Names: Charles Sedley Sir Charles Sedley 4th Baronet Sir Charles Sedley
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