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At least, one reason for this revolution Is plain; the keyboard, though its tones are cold, Viewed as a means of rapid "execution" Endears itself to Turks both Young and Old.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 6, 1917 by Various

Oft hae I gazed on her sweet face, An' ilka time new beauties seen; For aye some new discover'd grace Endears to me my lovely Jean.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

The memoir, as by gradual toil it grows, Endears the tranquil scene, in which it rose; And sheds, since public favor blest the page, A soothing lustre on my letter'd age.

From Poems on Serious and Sacred Subjects Printed only as Private Tokens of Regard, for the Particular Friends of the Author by Hayley, William

No specious splendor of this stone Endears it to my memory ever; With lustre only once it shone, And blushes modest as the giver.

From My Recollections of Lord Byron by Jerningham, Hubert E. H. (Hubert Edward Henry), Sir

No specious splendour of this stone, Endears it to my memory ever, With lustre only once it shone, But blushes modest as the giver.

From Fugitive Pieces by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron