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...espy, Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. In every Tillage mark'd with little spire, Embowerd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A mafron old, whom we school-mistress name ; Who boasts unruly brats with birch to tame; They grieven...

...the dreary shades of dull obscurity. 25* (298) In every village marked with little spire, Embowered in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...tame: They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame; And ofttimes, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or...

...espy, Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embowered in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame, And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,...

...Lost in the dreary shades of dull oliscurity. In every village inark'd with little spire, Embowered in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame, And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,...

...espy, Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embowered in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame, And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,...

...obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embowcr'd in trees, and hardly known to iame, There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron old, whom we school-mistress name j Who boasts unruly brats with bireh to tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by...

...espy, Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. In every village marked with little spire, Embowered in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...tame : They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame ; And ofttimes, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,...

...espy, Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of tlu's relentless dame; And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,...

...whom we schoolmistress name. Improved thus : — In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells in...attire, A matron old, whom we schoolmistress name. The eighth stanza, in thejirst edition, runs, The gown, which o'er her shoulders thrown she had. Was...