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...obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed and mean attire, A matron...grieven sore in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the power of this relentless dame ; And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd,...

...obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed and mean attire, A matron...to tame; They grieven sore in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame; And ofttimes, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or...

...obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Knilxiwer'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame ; And oA-timcs, on vagaries idly hunt, For unkempt hair,...

...obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...school-mistress name ; Who boasts unruly brats with liirch to tamr; They grieven sore, in piteous durance prut, Awi'd by the power of this relentless dame...

...these stanzas! In every village marked with little spire, Embowered in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells In lowly shed and mean attire, A matron old, whom wu schoolmistress name; Who boasts unruly brats with birch to tame : They grievous sore, in piteous...

...obscurity. In every village marked with little spire, Embowered in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...tame : They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame ; And ofttimes on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or...

...obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...tame; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame; And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,...

...A Country In every village marked with little spire, Embowered in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...tame : They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame ; And ofttimes, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,...

...obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Kmbower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame j And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,...