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The following Lines- -Mere addressed by the late unfortunate THOMAS CIIATTERTON ' , lo d I-ricnd ofbis ^ lately returned from , the Last-Indies . They have never appeared in print ; and he noia publishes them as a Compliment to the City that gave him Birth .
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NAKED and friendless to the world exposV , Now ev'ry scene of happiness is clos'd ; My mind distress'd and rack'd with anguish drear , Adown my cheek oft' rolls the falling tear : My native place I ne'er again shall see , Condemn'd to bitter want and penury . Life's thorny path incautiously I've trod ,
And bitterly I feel the chast ' niiig rod : O ! who can paint the horrors of my mind , The stings which guilty conscience leave behind j They rage , they rend , they tear my aching heart ; Increase the torment , agonize the smart . What shall I do , whither speed my way , How shun file light of the refulgent day ? Each coming morn but ushers in fresh grief ;
No friend at hand to bring me sweet relief : The sigh I stifle , and the smile I wear , In secret , but increase my weight of care . One comfort's jefVand that ' s in speedy death , What ! rob myself of my own vital breath ; Yes ! for my frame ' s so torn , I can't abide Of keen reflection the full flowing tide ; Then welcome death : O God , my soul receive Pardon my sins , and tfiis ' one act forgive : I come ! I fly 1 0 how my mind ' s distrest : Have mercy Heaven ! when shall I find rest . '
Love Without Spirit.
LOVE WITHOUT SPIRIT .
THYRSIS has charms , address , and arty To captivate and gain the heart ; But what avails him all his merit , Since with these charms he still wants spirit ? ' Fie said one day , fn amorous chat As in a grove alone we sat , " liow happy , Chloe , should I be , '
" Were I at home alone with thee !" Early next mom , as he had said ; He came , and caught me in my bed ; Sigb'd , gaz'd , and talk'd of pangs and lovey And wisli'd me with him in the grove , " How happy , Chloe , should I he , " If in the grqve alone with tfiec 1 "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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The following Lines- -Mere addressed by the late unfortunate THOMAS CIIATTERTON ' , lo d I-ricnd ofbis ^ lately returned from , the Last-Indies . They have never appeared in print ; and he noia publishes them as a Compliment to the City that gave him Birth .
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NAKED and friendless to the world exposV , Now ev'ry scene of happiness is clos'd ; My mind distress'd and rack'd with anguish drear , Adown my cheek oft' rolls the falling tear : My native place I ne'er again shall see , Condemn'd to bitter want and penury . Life's thorny path incautiously I've trod ,
And bitterly I feel the chast ' niiig rod : O ! who can paint the horrors of my mind , The stings which guilty conscience leave behind j They rage , they rend , they tear my aching heart ; Increase the torment , agonize the smart . What shall I do , whither speed my way , How shun file light of the refulgent day ? Each coming morn but ushers in fresh grief ;
No friend at hand to bring me sweet relief : The sigh I stifle , and the smile I wear , In secret , but increase my weight of care . One comfort's jefVand that ' s in speedy death , What ! rob myself of my own vital breath ; Yes ! for my frame ' s so torn , I can't abide Of keen reflection the full flowing tide ; Then welcome death : O God , my soul receive Pardon my sins , and tfiis ' one act forgive : I come ! I fly 1 0 how my mind ' s distrest : Have mercy Heaven ! when shall I find rest . '
Love Without Spirit.
LOVE WITHOUT SPIRIT .
THYRSIS has charms , address , and arty To captivate and gain the heart ; But what avails him all his merit , Since with these charms he still wants spirit ? ' Fie said one day , fn amorous chat As in a grove alone we sat , " liow happy , Chloe , should I be , '
" Were I at home alone with thee !" Early next mom , as he had said ; He came , and caught me in my bed ; Sigb'd , gaz'd , and talk'd of pangs and lovey And wisli'd me with him in the grove , " How happy , Chloe , should I he , " If in the grqve alone with tfiec 1 "