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The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe

with his letters and journals, and his life, by his son. In eight volumes
Crabbe, George (1754-1832)

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VOL. I. [LIFE OF CRABBE.]
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VOL. II.
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VOL. III., VOL. IV., VOL. V.
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THE BOROUGH.
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OCCASIONAL PIECES.
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TALES.
  
FLIRTATION,
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OCCASIONAL PIECES.
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VOL. VI., VOL. VII.
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VOL. VIII.

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Soon as he heard the fairy-babe was born,
Scornful he smiled, but felt no more than scorn:
For why, when Fortune placed her state so low,
In useless spite his lofty malice show?
Why, in a mischief of the meaner kind,
Exhaust the vigour of a ranc'rous mind;
But, soon as Fame the fairy-gifts proclaim'd,
Quick-rising wrath his ready soul inflamed
To swear, by vows that e'en the wicked tie,
The nymph should weep her varied destiny,
That every gift, that now appear'd to shine
In her fair face, and make her smiles divine,
Should all the poison of his magic prove,
And they should scorn her, whom she sought for love.
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