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Il(i^"l' of lilu^tratioa^ . 
 
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 City Qafk^ , 5N'7'>b Heln7ct . / 
 
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 "^ Oic/e^t f^ou^e 19 ^t^«ugu^tf?7e. ../ 
 
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 S'tAuoLL^itrLC QCCoiy'fDavLed. 
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 JK^ier Viewmp 
 
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 Tie Tried, to ^elt iKe ^lave ; 
 T^ut K|Don. bein^ irx-fjbrmecL 
 that^la\/ery \/v^a^ dt/l/^7^o^ 
 +Kc fDa^t , )x.c of-ferecL the 
 ne^^ro hi^ ^reedoi-n , ari.cL 
 returnied- alon-e to Ki^ 
 l^ome iy the E^Verp lacier. 
 
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 i_yO'^lror oH his <^ca1/'erecl 
 
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 J^emncir^t; o-f a raccL 
 
 clejTLapr^ 
 INfe'er ^ubdued^ 
 
 "w/tj) bribe , 
 
-Bytl^c still ]^LO)TLiT{lvcr 
 "RooirLcd Wc7u)(eer?oJ7 clpild oC doom, 
 :Ai7cl}7?^ ^te]o^ had w^pdered pcvcr 
 T^om. hi^ -I'cit^^erj -|^ore^t IporrLc. 
 
 ^U h?^ l^indred l^raVe had ]:>cri^jped 
 :All l^ad beep t^^e wf?ire777ci7x^ -foe 
 
 i^ate thot Buraeci wilt) j^e/Z/^K olovv: 
 
 Oncea^ ^ile^t)^ T^e ]bo/xcterei 
 Oer TKe -fpte t/^ot doowed}i^racc, 
 :Aod wftf) wiid ConjecTurevVopaerecL 
 Who vVoulcL Coi^e to Siji hi<^ joiac^, 
 
 ^udderxly a oreat eiTiolT/on- 
 
 "^torrnldrcaX^ op tf>c. 
 
 \A/hen ife>A/bve5 are qLL 
 ^ ^ ^ ^ ot rest. 
 
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 -Rif^f^Ieto 1)76 tictcie^c wcLve 
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 X/eo r s ^ a d /J ov\/n ^ 1 p c ^ -/"ro ni. 
 
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 In the day^ wl^en LiKe 
 
 ^ /^ / ^cUn^b ccfttle 
 
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:^rLcL h.i^ rude upcLcltured 'tor)2.uz, 
 Onty Indiarp \^orc\^ Tiad S/oo)^ep , 
 Only Irhdiotp S^0^> })ad, S^^pP' 
 
 A^Tie. ^ot, VVaul<eepaJ7 tunpirpo 
 
 T\i'^e^ XvCj^oir 177 y f7ec!rt 1^ 'burmixp 
 '^o "beT^oicL Tf}?^ pole -iTocei -^ol\, 
 
 I hcive heard me vvbixdrotc^ ^tory 
 0-P tKejr CrowdecL Citte^ great 
 0-P th-e/r c/eecl^ orx-^ieLclj o/giory 
 NV(7ere my ^dlper^ yyel 'their -fcT^. 
 
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 Oct \\^au\ecr)ay) Coirjc a -Ce^lnpn 
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 J\r)ct >A/ciuT<^eer)CL>)'5 ore at -Torm. 
 
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 I riaVc corpcto v/e\Vtf)/^ city 
 io lbe))ot^ your vv^orl<<^ of art; 
 
 Or)ce^ my iatbers l^rav/e/ 
 
 . ^ y ^iov/eLv ior7c(; 
 
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 Ideen utferedL; 
 
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 '\^our^ have joerished /n lh.e/r 
 
 bravVy^ 
 -iDyip^ -|^or ti;)e icmcL t);) ev ovvpeoL . 
 
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 Oi -fhe trLurr^/Db of ilbe ^j^^t . 
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 O[!^hou C CI 9^1 ^h)^ o nob/e wi^yon 
 
 of tf)c^rec, 
 
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 Racily, 
 
 2\lot -^or 177 e tf^e w);)it'e IT? a r^^ 
 
 art; 
 ^eelhe^e l^ui^e^ beat too iipcCclly^ 
 
 I 170 >/e ^1i)l a ya\/ape Jpeart 
 
 ^e iT^ay t"(n)<ye th ?^ ~f:)Oor old 
 
 Creature^ 
 
 iell hirp O-jThi^ cJ^ 09 g^ecl estate, 
 
 It rr7ay Jolease 7;)7S servile. 
 
 no Tare; 
 
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 ' n>A/ay. 
 
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 It 1^ l^e ! irL. every ^ecL±ure, 
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 of t)7e eartif;) , 
 
 IButriotorLe of a/I their Taces 
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 w/as vVori"nL, 
 
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