Poems, chiefly pastoral By John Cunningham. The second edition. With the Addition of several pastorals and other pieces |
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FROM A TRUANT TO HIS FRIENDS.
'Tis not in cells, or a sequester'd cot,
The mind and morals properly expand;
Let youth step forward to a busier spot,
Led by Discretion's cool, conducting hand.
The mind and morals properly expand;
Let youth step forward to a busier spot,
Led by Discretion's cool, conducting hand.
To learn some lessons from the schools of man,
(Forgive me!) I forsook my darling home;
Not from a light, an undigested plan,
Nor from a youthful appetite to roam.
(Forgive me!) I forsook my darling home;
Not from a light, an undigested plan,
Nor from a youthful appetite to roam.
In your affections—(let resentment fly!)
Restore me to my long-accustom'd place;
Receive me with a kind, forgiving eye,
And press me in the parent's fond embrace.
Restore me to my long-accustom'd place;
Receive me with a kind, forgiving eye,
And press me in the parent's fond embrace.
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