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Title: Select Pieces in Verse and Prose. With a biographical memoir
signed J. B., i.e. J. Bowdler the Elder, and a portrait.]Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books
reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society,
ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many
classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection
has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below
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British Library Bowdler, John; Bowdler, J; 1816. 2 vol.; 8 .
12270.f.5.
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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date:
1816 Original Publisher: Printed by G. Davidson Notes: This is a
black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no
illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy
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books for free. Excerpt: TO HIS MOTHER. 1798. Thou dearest object
of my earliest love, Whom Nature's voice first taught me to adore,
Ere rising Reason's mandate could approve, What Heaven-taught
Instinct had inspired before; O what a race my weary feet have run,
Since last thy image met my wishful eye; Then waft me hence, thou
quick revolving sun, To that lov'd region of eternal joy. For where
can man in Heaven's high realms beside, Heart-soothing peace and
gentle pleasure find; If senseless Apathy in Stoick pride,
Constrain each nobler feeling of the mind? 'Tis warm Affection's
links that mildly join In sacred sympathy each kindred soul, When
rich with mercies from the hand divine, Days, months, and years in
blissful silence roll. Such were the hours that once in rapture
flew, While every day increase of bliss supplied; With every hour
some sweeter pleasure grew, Each wish prevented, and each want
untried. Yet, e'en while Freedom spread her charms around, While
laugh'd the morn, and every joy was mine, Could fancied sorrows
real pleasures wound, And passion thwart reflection's cool design.
Fool that I was -- full oft I vow'd in vain, To rule my life with
Reason's sober sway; Till headstrong Passion snatch'd the slacken'd
rein, And chas'd Reflection's milder power away. Then when
o'erwhelm'd I lay with fancied woe, Thy present image cheer'd the
darkling scene; Methinks e'en now thy gentle dictates flow, Queen
of each thought, of each affection queen. For thou art all that
Heaven itself could form, The noblest soul, and mee...
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
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selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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