Fruits of Retirement Or, Miscellaneous Poems, Moral and Divine. Being Some Contemplations, Letters, &c. Written on a Variety of Subjects and Occasions. By Mary Mollineux ... To which is Prefixed, Some Account of the Author |
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An Epistle to M. R.
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An Epistle to M. R.
This Opportunity did me invite,Dear Cousin, (tho' with Scribbling Pen) to write
These Lines unto thee, thus to manifest
I have not yet excluded from my Breast
Th'Remembrance of thee; neither Time nor Place,
Though far remote, should cancel or deface
The Monument of Friendship in that Mind,
That is to th' Everlasting Truth inclin'd.
O may this always our Instructor be!
Then shall we live in constant Amity:
Let Truth in th' Inward Part be always dear
Unto thee, then thy Counsellor is near;
Who will instruct thee, how thou may'st behave
Thy self at all times, modest, meek, and grave;
That thou may'st find that Peace, which doth excel
All Visible Enjoyments, and so dwell
In Undefiled Love, that will attend
The truly humble Heart unto the end.
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