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[Transcriber's Note: The page headers in the original text contained one-line summaries of what appears on that page within each poem. Due to the difficulty of interleaving these lines without completely disrupting the flow of the poetry, they have been collected and placed in...
[Transcriber's Note: The page headers in the original text contained one-line summaries of what appears on that page within each poem. Due to the difficulty of interleaving thes...
2. Chapter 2I prevail'd, notwithstanding, that this word, whose anti-poetic influence is so dreaded, should be in the Book. About half a Century ago, there seem'd a degree of incredulity as...
3. Chapter 3Taste spreads, her refinements around, Enriching her favourite Land With prospects of beautified ground, Where, cinctur'd, the spruce Villas stand; On the causeways, that never...
4. Chapter 4"Let not this chief of blessings be deferr'd, Till you your humble fortunes can improve; None's poor but he, by sordid fears deterr'd, Who dares not claim the matchless wealth o...