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EXTEMPORE ON ARRIVING IN THE COUNTRY.

1 Can silent pleasures give my love the smile
2 Of sweet content, of happiness serene?
3 Can Anna's care, her tenderness beguile
4 The languor of a solitary scene?
5 Yes, for with anxious love I'll watch his eye,
6 His will, his wishes in his features trace;
7 With fond impatience to prevent them fly,
8 My sweet reward, a smile from his dear face.

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Title (in Source Edition): EXTEMPORE ON ARRIVING IN THE COUNTRY.
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Kelly, Isabella, 1759-1857. Collection of Poems and Fables on Several Occasions. London: W. Richardson, 1794, p. 33. 72p. (ESTC T122123) (Page images digitized from a copy at the British Library.)

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