Poems and Plays by Mr. Jerningham. In Four Volumes ... The Ninth Edition |
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WRITTEN IN Mr. HUME's History. |
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WRITTEN IN Mr. HUME's History.
Big with the tales of other years,
I view th' historic tome;
Which to the pensive mind appears
A deep capacious tomb:
I view th' historic tome;
Which to the pensive mind appears
A deep capacious tomb:
Where long embalm'd by Clio's hand,
The patriot and the slave,
Who sav'd, and who betray'd the land,
Press one extensive grave:
The patriot and the slave,
Who sav'd, and who betray'd the land,
Press one extensive grave:
With those that grasp'd th' imperial helm,
And trod the path of Pow'r:
With those who grac'd fair Learning's realm,
And Beauty's fairer bow'r.
And trod the path of Pow'r:
With those who grac'd fair Learning's realm,
And Beauty's fairer bow'r.
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If thus th' illustrious close their scene,
Oblivion then may laugh:
What flows from Hume's recording pen
Is but an Epitaph!
Oblivion then may laugh:
What flows from Hume's recording pen
Is but an Epitaph!
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