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The RAPE of the LOCK.
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Steel did the Labour of the Gods deſtroy,
And ſtrike to Duſt th' Imperial Tow'rs of Troy;
Steel cou'd the Works of mortal Pride confound,
And hew Triumphal Arches to the Ground.
What Wonder then, fair Nymph! thy Hairs ſhou'd feel
The conqu'ring Force of unreſiſted Steel?
And ſtrike to Duſt th' Imperial Tow'rs of Troy;
Steel cou'd the Works of mortal Pride confound,
And hew Triumphal Arches to the Ground.
What Wonder then, fair Nymph! thy Hairs ſhou'd feel
The conqu'ring Force of unreſiſted Steel?
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