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that believeth. It has reconciled us to God and to ourselves, to our duty and our situation. It is the balm and cordial of the present life, and a sovereign antidote against the fear of death.

Sed hactenus hæc. Some smaller pieces upon less important subjects close the volume. Not one of them, I believe, was written with a view to publication, but I was unwilling they should be omitted.

JOHN NEWTON.

Charles Square, Horton,

February 18, 1782.

A Fable

A Comparison

Another, addressed to a young Lady

The Poet's New-Year's Gift

Ode to Apollo

Pairing Time anticipated. A Fable

The Dog and the Water-Lily

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The Poet, the Oyster, and the Sensitive Plant 191

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On a Goldfinch starved to Death in his Cage 205

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The Parrot

Translation of Prior's Chloe and Euphelia

The History of John Gilpin

Epistle to an afflicted Protestant Lady in France 240

To the Rev. W. C. Unwin

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