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Page 186 - O MEMORY ! thou fond deceiver, Still importunate and vain, To former joys, recurring ever, And turning all the past to pain ; Thou, like the world, the opprest oppressing, Thy smiles increase the wretch's woe ! And he who wants each other blessing, In thee must ever find a foe.
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| Title | The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 50 Volumes 133-158; Volumes 357-394 of Early English newspapers |
| Contributor | Edward Cave |
| Publisher | F. Jefferies, 1780 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 27 Jul 2006 |
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