Lines to W. L. Lyrics

While my young cheek retains its healthful hues,
       &nbspAnd I have many friends who hold me dear,
       &nbspL——! methinks, I would not often hear
Such melodies as thine, lest I should lose
All memory of the wrongs and sore distress
       &nbspFor which my miserable brethren weep!
       &nbspBut should uncomforted misfortunes steep
My daily bread in tears and bitterness;
And if at Death's dread moment I should lie
       &nbspWith no belovéd face at my bed-side,
To fix the last glance of my closing eye,
       &nbspMethinks such strains, breathed by my angel-guide,
Would make me pass the cup of anguish by,
       &nbspMix with the blest, nor know that I had died!

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  1. 11.
    Life
  2. 17.
    Pain
  3. 24.
    Honour
  4. 28.
    Music
  5. 32.
    A Wish
  6. 36.
    Ode
  7. 44.
    Kisses
  8. 69.
    Elegy
  9. 80.
    Burke
  10. 84.
    Pitt
  11. 95.
    Pity
  12. 109.
    Verses
  13. 130.
    Lines to W. L.
  14. 158.
    Names
  15. 164.
    Mahomet
  16. 179.
    To Asra
  17. 195.
    Sonnet
  18. 196.
    Phantom
  19. 209.
    Psyche
  20. 222.
    A Hymn
  21. 229.
    Limbo
  22. 242.
    Song
  23. 256.
    Cologne
  24. 266.
    Desire
  25. 270.
    Reason
  26. 276.
    Epitaph
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