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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Poetical Works, by James Parkerson This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Poetical Works comprising Elegies, Sketches from Life, Pathetic, and Extempore Pieces Author: James Parkerson Release Date: May 6, 2010 [eBook #32276] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII) ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK POETICAL WORKS*** Transcribed from the early 1800's copy by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly supplying the images from which this transcription was made. POETICAL WORKS, _BY J. PARKERSON_, _Jun._ COMPRISING Elegies, Sketches from Life, PATHETIC, AND _EXTEMPORE PIECES_. * * * * * PRICE ONE SHILLING. * * * * * _NORWICH_: PRINTED AND SOLD BY LANE AND WALKER, ST. ANDREW'S. SOLD ALSO BY THE AUTHOR; CROSBY AND CO. W. BAYNES, LONDON; GOOCH, YARMOUTH; AND ALL OTHER BOOKSELLERS. THE BANKRUPT. Oft have you pray'd me, when in youth, Never to err from paths of truth; But youth to vice is much too prone, And mine by far too much, I own. Induced to riot, swear, and game, I thought in vice t'acquire fame; But found the pois'ning scenes of riot Soon robb'd my mind of joy and quiet. The usual course of rakes I ran, The dupe of woman and of man. Careless of fortune's smile or frown, My desk I left t'enjoy the town, At folly dash'd in wisdom's spite, Idled by day, revell'd by night: But short was that delusive scene, And I awoke to sorrow keen. Debt press'd on debt: I could not pay, And found that credit had its day. No friend to aid, what should I do? I made bad worse: to liquor flew: For when my bill-book I survey
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