Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 2Harrison and Company, 1781 - English poetry |
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On thee she calls , on thee , her parent dear ! ( Ah ! too remote to ward the Mhameful blow ! ) She sees no kind domestick visage near , And soon a flood of tears begins to flow , And gives a loose at lait to unavailing woe .
On thee she calls , on thee , her parent dear ! ( Ah ! too remote to ward the Mhameful blow ! ) She sees no kind domestick visage near , And soon a flood of tears begins to flow , And gives a loose at lait to unavailing woe .
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| Title | Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 2 Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry |
| Publisher | Harrison and Company, 1781 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 22 Nov 2006 |
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