The select letters of Major Jack Downing of the Downingville militia, away down east, in the state of Maine |
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THE
SELECT LETTERS
OF
MAJOR JACK DOWNING
OF THE DOWNINGVILLE MILITIA
AWAY DOWN EAST, IN THE STATE OF MAINE.
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
SELECT LETTERS
OF
MAJOR JACK DOWNING
OF THE DOWNINGVILLE MILITIA
AWAY DOWN EAST, IN THE STATE OF MAINE.
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
Wonder of men! like whom, to mortal eyes,
None e'er has risen, and none e'er shall rise,
How shall I fill a library with wit?
When half the labour is unfinished yet,
They say, a fate attends on all I write.
And when I aim at praise they say I bite.
But rivals in pursuit of wealth, or fame.
To get an office, must obtain a name.
None e'er has risen, and none e'er shall rise,
How shall I fill a library with wit?
When half the labour is unfinished yet,
They say, a fate attends on all I write.
And when I aim at praise they say I bite.
But rivals in pursuit of wealth, or fame.
To get an office, must obtain a name.
PHILADELPHIA
PRINTED FOR THE PUBLISHER
1834.
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