An Evening Contemplation in a College Being a Parody on the Elegy in A Country Church-Yard. By another Gentleman of Cambridge [i.e. John Duncombe] |
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The LETTER. |
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The LETTER.
“In rural innocence secure I dwell,
“Alike to Fortune and to Fame unknown;
“Approving Conscience chears my humble cell,
“And social Quiet marks me for her own.
“Alike to Fortune and to Fame unknown;
“Approving Conscience chears my humble cell,
“And social Quiet marks me for her own.
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“Next to the blessings of Religious Truth
“Two gifts my endless gratitude engage;
“A wife, the joy and transport of my youth,
“Now, with a son, the comfort of my age.
“Two gifts my endless gratitude engage;
“A wife, the joy and transport of my youth,
“Now, with a son, the comfort of my age.
“Seek not to draw me from this kind retreat,
“In loftier spheres unfit, untaught to move;
“Content with calm, domestic life, where meet
“The smiles of Friendship and the sweets of Love.
“In loftier spheres unfit, untaught to move;
“Content with calm, domestic life, where meet
“The smiles of Friendship and the sweets of Love.
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