...ah ! oppreflion fore'd me from my cot, My cattle died and blighted was my corn» . IX. My d-nghter once the comfort of my age, Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Is cafl abandon'd on the world's wide flage, And doom'd in feanty poverty to roam. X. My tender wife fweet...

...Then like the lark I sprightly hail'd the morn, But rude affliction forc'd me from my cot, My cattle died, and blighted was my corn. My daughter, once...my age ! Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Was cast abandon"d on the world's wide stage, And doom'd on scanty poverty to roam. My tender wife,...

...the I. ark 1 Iprightly hail'd the morn j But ah ! opprf ffion forc'd me from my cot, My cattle dy'd. and blighted was my corn. My daughter— once the comfort of my age ! Lur'd by a vi'lain from her native home, Js can abandon'd on the world's wide ßage, And doom'd in fcanty poverty...

...ah ! oppreffion forc'd me from my cot, My cattle dy'd, and blighted was my corn. My daughter—once the comfort of my age ! Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Is caft abandon'd on the world's wide flage, 35 And doom'd in fcanty poverty to roam. My tender wife—fweet...

...Then like the lark I fprightly hail'd the mom : But, ah ! opprelfion forc'd me from my cot $ My cattle died, and blighted was my corn. My daughter, once...age, Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Is caft abundon'd on the world's wide fbge, And donm'd in (canty poverty to roam. Vly tender wife, fweet foother...

...like the lark I fprightly hail'd the morn ; But ah ! Opprefsion forc'd me from my cot, My cattle dy'd, and blighted was my corn. My daughter, once the comfort...my age, Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Is cafl abandon'd on the world's wide ftage, And doom'd in fcanty poverty to roam. My tender wife, f weet...

...the lark, I fprightly hail'd the morn ; But, all ! opprcffion drove me from my cot, My cattle dy'd, and blighted was my corn. " My daughter, once the comfort of my age, I/.MM by a villain from her native home, Is caft abandon'd on the world's wide ftage, And doom'd in...

...the lark, I fprightly hail'd the morn j But ah ! oppreffion forc'd me from my cot, My cattle dy'd, and blighted was my corn. My daughter — once the...! Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Is caft abandon'd on the world's wide-ftage, And doom'd in fcanty poverty to roam. My tender wife — fweet...

...the lark, I sprightly hail'd the morn; But, ah! Oppression forc'd me from my cot, ~ My cattle dy'd, and blighted was my corn. My daughter, once the comfort...my age, Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Is cast abandon'd on the world's wide stage, And doom'd in sc»nty poverty to roam. My tender wife, sweet...

...condition may be foon like mine— The child of forrow and of mifery. A little farm was my paternal lot j My daughter, once the comfort of my age, Lur'd by a villain from her native home, Is caft abandon *d/ on the world's wide (lage ; And doom'd in fcanty poverty to roam. My tender wife, fweet...