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...like the lark Ifprightly hail'd the morn; But ah! oppreffion forc'd me from my cot, My cattle dy'd, and blighted was my corn. My daughter, once the comfort...of my age, Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Iscaft abandon'd on the world's wide ftage, And doom'd in fcanty poverty to roam. My tender uifc, Aveet...

...ah ! oppreffion forc'd me from my cot, §\y cattle dy'd, and blighted was my corn. My cfatrghter — once the comfort of my age ! Lur'd by a villain from her native home, J? caft abandon'd on the world's wide ftage, And doom'd in fcanty poverty to roam. Jly tender wife—...

...reprcit. A little farm was my paternal lot, Then, like the lark, I fprightly hailed the morn, My cattle died, and blighted was my corn, My daughter, once the comfort of my age, Lur'd by a villain, left her native home, • Is now abandon'd on the world's wide ftage. And doom'd in fcanty poverty...

...the morn ; But ah ! oppreffion forc'd me from my cot, My cattle dy'd, and blighted was my corn ; IX. My daughter, once the comfort of my age, Lur'd by a villain from her native home, VI. Si, bone, collibuit tantos audire labores, Humanae fortis tarn miferanda mala, Gutta memor noftri...

...the lark, I sprightly hail'd the morn ; But ah ! oppression forc'd me from my cot, My cattle dy'd, and blighted was my corn. My daughter — once the...age ! Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Is cast abandon'd on the world's wide stage, And doom'din scanty poverty to roam. My tender wife— sweet...

...ah ! oppression forc'd me from my cot, My cattle dy'd, and blighted was my corn. My daughter—once the comfort of my age ! Lur'd by a villain from her native home, My tender wife—sweet soother of my care ! Struck with sad anguish at the stern decree, Fell—ling'ring...

...cafulâ fcelerata tyrannis, Heu periere grèges, percuiTœ uredine arifise. Cara 6 THE BEGGAR's PETITION. My daughter, once the comfort of my age, Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Is caft abandon'd on the world's wide ftage, And dcorn'd in fcanty poverty to roam. My tender wife, fweet foother...

...like the Jark 1 Iprightly hail'd the morn -t But, ah ! opprellion forc'd me from my cot; My cattle abandon 'd on the world's wide liage, And doom d in fcanty poverty to coam. My tender wife, fv.cet...

...the laik, I Brightly liail'd the morn; But ah ! opprefiion foiv'd me from my cot ; My cattle dy'd, and blighted was my corn. My daughter, once the comfort...my age, Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Is can abandon'd on the world's wide linge, And doom'd in fcanty poverty .to roam. My tender wife, fweet...