Poems, moral & entertaining, by a ladyW. Sheardown, 1808 - 153 pages |
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... tide , Far different may thy portion be ; From what affection would provide , And that ordained by destiny ! For oh ! my child , ' tis not my will , That can thy future lot prepare ; I know thee doomed of human ill , To feel thy ...
... tide , Far different may thy portion be ; From what affection would provide , And that ordained by destiny ! For oh ! my child , ' tis not my will , That can thy future lot prepare ; I know thee doomed of human ill , To feel thy ...
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... tide , receding , Paint the parting scene anew ; Think ( some happier hour succeeding ) His return will be as true . Dost thou dread the tempest lowering , Shrink before the freshening gale ; Doubt not love , his heart empowering , O'er ...
... tide , receding , Paint the parting scene anew ; Think ( some happier hour succeeding ) His return will be as true . Dost thou dread the tempest lowering , Shrink before the freshening gale ; Doubt not love , his heart empowering , O'er ...
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... tide . Why need so small a force , Its even surface break , Or why disturb the course That current soon must make ? For what avails if conscience keep it clear , Whether a mead , or waste , it waters here . Life's smooth , or rougher ...
... tide . Why need so small a force , Its even surface break , Or why disturb the course That current soon must make ? For what avails if conscience keep it clear , Whether a mead , or waste , it waters here . Life's smooth , or rougher ...
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... must share , Will half - disarm the blow , And blunt the shafts of care . Thus , still unruffled , may life's current glide , Though chance should waft a straw upon its tide . ON DARKNESS . THOUGH darkness , as a veil , 63.
... must share , Will half - disarm the blow , And blunt the shafts of care . Thus , still unruffled , may life's current glide , Though chance should waft a straw upon its tide . ON DARKNESS . THOUGH darkness , as a veil , 63.
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... walk , While mutual friendship soothed their talk , Along the shelly strand . One eve they watched the rising tide , And in the offing far descried , A boat that made to land . N With anxious tremor Mary stood , Observed it skim the 97.
... walk , While mutual friendship soothed their talk , Along the shelly strand . One eve they watched the rising tide , And in the offing far descried , A boat that made to land . N With anxious tremor Mary stood , Observed it skim the 97.
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