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" Ah ! sure, my looks must pity wake ; 'tis want that makes my cheek so pale. Yet I was once a mother's pride, and my brave father's hope and joy ; but in the Nile's proud fight he died — and I am now an Orphan Boy ! Poor, foolish child ! how pleased... "
The Prisoners' Friend: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Criminal Reform ... - Page 17
1849
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The Father and Daughter, a Tale, in Prose: With an Epistle from the Maid of ...

Amelia Opie - 1801 - 270 pages
...And fee the lighted windows flame ! — To force me home my mother fought She could not bear to fee my joy ; For, with my father's life 'twas bought; And made me a poor OBPHA.N BOY. The The people's fbouts were long and loud", — My mother, fhudd'ring, clos'd her ears....
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The Monthly Epitome, Volume 1

1802 - 764 pages
...And I am now an ORPHAN' BOY. Poor foolish child ! how pleas'd was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly And see the...my mother sought; She could not bear to see my joy ; 1 or with my father's life 'twas bought, And made nica poor ORPHAN вру. The people's shouts were...
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Poems

Amelia Opie - 1804 - 206 pages
...died, And I am now an ORPHAN BOY. Poor foolish child ! how pleased was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly And see the...windows flame ! To force me home my mother sought j She could not bear to see my joy; For with my father's life 'twas bought, And made me a poor ORPHAN...
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The chaplet, poems, partly original and partly selected

Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...foolish child! how pleas'd was I, When news of Nelson's victory came. Along the crowded -Streets to fty And see the lighted windows flame ! To force me home...shouts were long and loud ; My mother, shuddering, clos'd her ears; " Rejoice ! Rejoice ! " still cried the crowd ; My mother answered with her tears....
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Poems

Amelia Opie - 1806 - 208 pages
...died, And I am now an ORPHAN BOY. Poor foolish child ! how pleased was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly And see the...not bear to see my joy ; For with my father's life 't was bought. And made me a poor ORPHA N BOY. The people's shouts were long and loud ; My mother,...
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Poems

Amelia Opie - 1808 - 206 pages
...And I am now an OKI-HAN BOY. Poor foolish child ! how pleased was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly And see the...not bear to see my joy; For with my father's life 't was bought. And made me a poor ORPHAN BOY. The people's shouts were long and loud; My mother, shuddering,...
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The young woman's companion; or, Female instructor [by J.A. Stewart].

J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...— And I am now an orphan boy ! Poor foolish chiid, how pleas'd was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly — And see...father's life 'twas bought, And made me a poor orphan boy ' Trie people's shouts were long and loud ; My mother shudd'ring clos'd her ears : " Rejoice, rejoice,"...
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The young woman's companion; or, Female instructor [by J.A. Stewart].

J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...And I am now an orphan boy ! ]Poor foolish child, how pleas'd was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly — And see the lighted windows flame. To force me home mv mother sought—- She could not bear to see my joy ; For with my father's life 'twas bought, And...
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The Boston Spectator: Devoted to Politicks and Belles-lettres, Volume 1

1814 - 258 pages
...home my mother ioughf, She could not bear to see my joy, " For wilh my father's lite 'twas bmiglit, And made me a poor Orphan boy. The People's shouts were long and loud i My mother ahudd'ring clos'd her ears : Rejoice ! rejoice — still cried the crowd, My mother answer'd...
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The roundelay; a selection of comic, martial, naval and sentimental songs

Roundelay - 1815 - 260 pages
...force me home my mother sought — She could not bea» to sec my joy : For with my father's life 'Uvas bought, And made me a poor orphan boy. The people's shouts were long and loud, My mother shudd'rinff clos'd her ears: " Rejoice ! rejoice !" still cry'd the crowd — My mother answer'd with...
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