...dull obscurity. In ev'ry village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in tree*, and hardly known to There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...relentless dame ; And oft-times on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd, are sorely shout , And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree, Which...

...obscurity. In every village mark'd with littie 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,...

...Such as I oft have chaunced to espy Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. Who boasts uuruly brats with birch to tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous...relentless dame, And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent. For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd, are sorely shcnt. And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree, Which...

...obscurity. In ev'ry 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...pent, Aw'd by the pow'r of this relentless dame, And oft times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd, are sorely shent. And all in...

...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...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,...

...me try t In every village mark'd with little spire, Emhower'd in trees, and hardly known to. Fame, There dwells in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron old, whom we School-mistress name; Who hoasts uuruly hrats with hirch to tame; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd hy the power...

...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...Who boasts unruly brats with birch to tame ; They grieveu sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the pow'r of this relentless dame : And oft-times, on...

...Merit ere it dies, Such as I oft have chaunced to espy Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. Who boasts unruly brats with birch to tame , They 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...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...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...