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" He made his wish with his estate comply, Joyful to live, yet not afraid to die. One child he had, a daughter chaste and fair, His age's comfort, and his fortune's heir. They call'd her Emma ; for the beauteous dame, Who gave the virgin birth, had borne... "
The Works of the English Poets: Prior - Page 220
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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John Aikin - 1843 - 830 pages
...cstate comply, Joyful to live, yet not afraid to die. One child he had, a daughter chaste and fair, rlis way, Amanda, shall we bend our course ? The choice perplexes. Wherefore should we choose ( All home the name: The name th' indulgent father doubly lov'd : Mir in the child thc mother's charms improv'd....
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John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pages
...fair, iis age's comfort, and his fortune's heir. They call'd her Emma; for tho beauteous dame, iVho , necessity and chance Approach not me, and what I will is (ate.' " So spake the Almi : in the child the mother's charms improv'd. Yet as, when little, round his knees she play'd, ie call'd...
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1852 - 874 pages
...fair, Ii> age's comfort, and his fortune's heir. They caU'd her Emma ; for the beauteous dame, iVho gave the virgin birth, had borne the name : The name th' indulgent father doubly lov'd : "or in the child the mother's charms improv'd. Yet as, when little, round his knees she play'd, !ie...
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Select poems of Prior and Swift [ed. by C. Bathurst].

Matthew Prior - 1853 - 220 pages
...One child he had, a daughter chaste and fair, His age's comfort, and his fortune's heir. They called her Emma; for the beauteous dame Who gave the virgin...charms improv'd. Yet as, when little, round his knees she play'd, He call'd her oft, in sport, his Nut-brown Maid, The friends and tenants took the fondling...
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The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior - 1858 - 508 pages
...One child he had, a daughter chaste and fair, His age's comfort, and his fortune's heir; They called her Emma; for the beauteous dame, Who gave the virgin birth, had borne the name; oo The name the indulgent father doubly loved ; For in the child the mother's charms improved. Yet...
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The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, Volume 1

Matthew Prior - 1860 - 338 pages
...with his estate comply, Joyful to live, yet not afraid to die. One child he had, a daughter chaste and fair, His age's comfort, and his fortune's heir....charms improv'd. Yet as, when little, round his knees she play'd, He call'd her oft in sport his Nut-brown Maid, The friends and tenants took the fondling...
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The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, Volume 1

Matthew Prior - 1866 - 354 pages
...with his estate comply, Joyful to live, yet not afraid to die. One child he had, a daughter chaste and fair, His age's comfort, and his fortune's heir....name ; The name th' indulgent father doubly lov'd ; ei For in the child the mother's charms improv'd. Yet as, when little, round his knees she play'd,...
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Chaucer to Burns

Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 pages
...estate comply, Joyful to live, yet not afraid to die. One child he had, a daughter chaste and fair. Sis immortality : that fondly lost, This oilier scrv'd...death : 60 death becomes His final remedy ; and, lh' indulgent father doubly lov'd : for in the child the mother's charms improv'd Yet as, when little,...
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Poems on Several Occasions

Matthew Prior - 1709 - 404 pages
...with his Estate comply ; Joyful to Live, yet not afraid to Dye. One Child He had, a Daughter chast and fair ; His Age's Comfort, and his Fortune's Heir....the beauteous Dame Who gave the Virgin Birth, had born the Name. The Name th' indulgent Father doubly lov'd ; For in the Child the Mother's Charms improv'd....
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The beauties of English poetry, or A collection of poems extracted from the ...

English poetry - 1801 - 224 pages
...with his estate comply, Joyful to live , yet not afraid to die. One child he had , a daughter chaste and fair, His age's comfort , and his fortune's heir. They call'd her Emma ; for the heauteous dame Who gave the virgin birth , had born the name. The name th'iiidiilgent father doubly...
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