Poems, moral & entertaining, by a ladyW. Sheardown, 1808 - 153 pages |
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... once Alike the prey of anguish and of scorn . Few charitably venture to suppose The blow unmerited , or too severe ; Though few can stand self - known and self- approved : For human weakness tempers human clay.- Yet if they on " the ...
... once Alike the prey of anguish and of scorn . Few charitably venture to suppose The blow unmerited , or too severe ; Though few can stand self - known and self- approved : For human weakness tempers human clay.- Yet if they on " the ...
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... Once dear , and welcomed with a fond return , Now plead admittance for a grief - worn guest , The icy barrier of ingratitude Might close the entrance to an altered heart : And stern neglect enforce the painful truth , That " misery doth ...
... Once dear , and welcomed with a fond return , Now plead admittance for a grief - worn guest , The icy barrier of ingratitude Might close the entrance to an altered heart : And stern neglect enforce the painful truth , That " misery doth ...
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... its faded bloom . Will the opening bud spring fresher , Storm - struck from its verdant stem ? Can the heart resist grief's pressure , Rifled of its dearest gem ? Such the bud of maidens fairest , Once could Laura's 14 Laura ·
... its faded bloom . Will the opening bud spring fresher , Storm - struck from its verdant stem ? Can the heart resist grief's pressure , Rifled of its dearest gem ? Such the bud of maidens fairest , Once could Laura's 14 Laura ·
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Poems. Such the bud of maidens fairest , Once could Laura's village own ; Such the gem , to her the dearest , Then her favored Edwin shone . But in vain love's soft attraction , In their youthful bosoms grew ; She deplored , in wild ...
Poems. Such the bud of maidens fairest , Once could Laura's village own ; Such the gem , to her the dearest , Then her favored Edwin shone . But in vain love's soft attraction , In their youthful bosoms grew ; She deplored , in wild ...
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... once had fairest been . She had wandered far and weary , Edwin's green grass turf to find ; Now , to meet a scene so dreary , Startled her disordered mind . Thoughts of woe her bosom crowded , Why wore earth that pallid hue ? Was it ...
... once had fairest been . She had wandered far and weary , Edwin's green grass turf to find ; Now , to meet a scene so dreary , Startled her disordered mind . Thoughts of woe her bosom crowded , Why wore earth that pallid hue ? Was it ...
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