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Nugae Canorae

Poems by Charles Lloyd ... Third Edition, with Additions
Lloyd, Charles (1775-1839)

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DEDICATORY SONNET
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POEMS.
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POEMS ON The Death OF PRISCILLA FARMER;
  
SONNET.
  
DEDICATORY LINES TO THE AUTHOR'S BROTHER.
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SONNET I.
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SONNET II.
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SONNET III. Written at the Hotwells, near Bristol.
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SONNET IV.
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SONNET V.
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SONNET VI.
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SONNET VII.
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SONNET VIII.
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SONNET IX.
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SONNET X.
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SONNET XI.
  
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SONNET VI.

[When Thou that agonized Saint dost see]

When Thou that agonized Saint dost see
Worn out, and trembling on the verge of death,
Murmur meek praises with convulsed breath,
And sanctify each rending agony,
Deeming it a dim Minister of Grace
Medicinal, and stealing her from all
That subtly might her ling'ring spirit thrall;
When Thou dost read in her unearthly face,
How She doth keep in thankful quietness
Her patient soul, dar'st Thou thy best Friend deem
As One deceiv'd by a most idle dream?
Ah, surely no! if Thou at all possess
A humanized heart; e'en if thy mind
Hate not the only hopes of humankind!
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