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Page 62
Yes , honoured youth ! in ev'ry gentle breast Thy name shall live for ages yet to
come : By ev'ry Muse thy worth shall be confest , And Virtue's self shall weep
upon thy tomb ! Tell then , blest spirit , tell the thoughtless crew , Who boast their
youth ...
Yes , honoured youth ! in ev'ry gentle breast Thy name shall live for ages yet to
come : By ev'ry Muse thy worth shall be confest , And Virtue's self shall weep
upon thy tomb ! Tell then , blest spirit , tell the thoughtless crew , Who boast their
youth ...
Page 102
Such was the maid , that in the morn of youth , In virgin innocence , in nature's
pride , Blest with each art that owes its charm to truth , Sunk in her father's fond
embrace , and died . He weeps ; oh ! venerate the holy tear ; Faith lends her aid
to ...
Such was the maid , that in the morn of youth , In virgin innocence , in nature's
pride , Blest with each art that owes its charm to truth , Sunk in her father's fond
embrace , and died . He weeps ; oh ! venerate the holy tear ; Faith lends her aid
to ...
Page 136
His steps the youth pursues ; the country lay Perplex'd with roads , -a servant
show the way : A river cross'd the path : the passage o'er Was nice to find , the
servant trod before ; Long arms of oaks an open bridge supplied , And deep the ...
His steps the youth pursues ; the country lay Perplex'd with roads , -a servant
show the way : A river cross'd the path : the passage o'er Was nice to find , the
servant trod before ; Long arms of oaks an open bridge supplied , And deep the ...
Page 182
Thus oft , when youth is fled , when health decays , And cares perplex , and
trifling pleasures cloy , Sick of vain hopes , and tired of present scenes , The soul
returns to joys she feels no more , And backward casts her view : then Fancy
comes ...
Thus oft , when youth is fled , when health decays , And cares perplex , and
trifling pleasures cloy , Sick of vain hopes , and tired of present scenes , The soul
returns to joys she feels no more , And backward casts her view : then Fancy
comes ...
Page 251
The youngster's artless heart o'erflows wi ' joy : Bút blate 16 and laithfu 17 ,
scarce can weel behave ; The mother , wi ' a woman's wiles , can spy What
makes the youth sae bashfu'an ' sae grave ; Weel pleased to think her bairn's
respected ...
The youngster's artless heart o'erflows wi ' joy : Bút blate 16 and laithfu 17 ,
scarce can weel behave ; The mother , wi ' a woman's wiles , can spy What
makes the youth sae bashfu'an ' sae grave ; Weel pleased to think her bairn's
respected ...
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| Title | Poems Divine and Moral |
| Author | John Bowdler |
| Compiled by | John Bowdler |
| Publisher | C. & J. Rivington, 1823 |
| Original from | University of California Irvine |
| Digitized | 5 Jan 2017 |
| Length | 254 pages |
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