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[Jennifer J. Leong Cardwell, j_leongcardwell@yahoo.com, transcription 8 July 2017] | [Jennifer J. Leong Cardwell, j_leongcardwell@yahoo.com, transcription 8 July 2017] | ||
To view the mother of thy infant | To view the mother of thy infant race, | ||
Hang in mute anguish o'er her wasting child, | Hang in mute anguish o'er her wasting child, | ||
The progress of disease to | The progress of disease to pace - | ||
To see cold famine pale his cherub face - | To see cold famine pale his cherub face - | ||
To see him die, and start a man, a craving | To see him die, and start a man, a craving wild; | ||
Yes Robin, e'en tho starving, | Yes Robin, e'en tho starving, thou mayst sigh | ||
For man, his never ending ills deplores! | For man, his never ending ills deplores! | ||
Thou will soon be blest; or die - | |||
Perhaps e'en now the grateful thaw is nigh | Perhaps e'en now the grateful thaw is nigh | ||
When love and plenty shall the | When love and plenty shall the bliss restore. | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:55, 11 July 2017
[Jennifer J. Leong Cardwell, j_leongcardwell@yahoo.com, transcription 8 July 2017] To view the mother of thy infant race, Hang in mute anguish o'er her wasting child, The progress of disease to pace - To see cold famine pale his cherub face - To see him die, and start a man, a craving wild; Yes Robin, e'en tho starving, thou mayst sigh For man, his never ending ills deplores! Thou will soon be blest; or die - Perhaps e'en now the grateful thaw is nigh When love and plenty shall the bliss restore. - - - - - - - - - ----