[From the same Opera.] Mary Jones Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T115196 Jones, Mary, d. 1778. Miscellanies in Prose and Verse. By Mary Jones. Oxford Printed; and delivered by Mr. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, Mr. Clements in Oxford, and Mr. Frederick in Bath, MDCCL. 1750 p. 46. vi,[1],xlv,[1],405p.

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[ From the same Opera . ] Translation . I. When gentle whispers of a prosp'rous gale Direct the sailor to the much-lov'd shore , To court the breeze he hoists the swelling sail , With hope elate he plies the lab'ring oar . II . When strait the treach'rous winds are taught to roar , The angry waves obey the harsh command ; With stupid grief he views the less'ning shore , And vainly strives to reach the distant land . III . Thus cruel fate , inconstant as the air , Just shews me joys , that ah ! I ne'er must taste ; And when I stretch my arms to grasp the fair , She snatches from me the inviting feast .