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The Works of Richard Owen Cambridge

Including several pieces never before published: with an account of his life and character, by his son, George Owen Cambridge

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Blest be that social power, the first who pair'd
The erring footman with th' unerring card.
'Twas Venus sure; for by their faithful aid
The whisp'ring lover meets the blushing maid;
From solitude they give the cheerful call
To the choice supper, or the sprightly ball;
Speed the soft summons of the gay and fair,
From distant Bloomsbury to Grosvenor Square;
And bring the colonel to the tender hour,
From the Parade, the Senate, or the Tower.