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NARRATIVE OF AN 



CHAF. This CHARMING YOUTH, having made a mofi: com- 

 rnendable progrefs in his education in Devon, went two 

 Weft India voyages, with the higheft charadter as a failor ; 

 and during the Spanijlj troubles ferved with honour as- 

 a midihipraan on board his Majeft'y's lliips Southampton 

 and Lizard^ ever ready to engage in any fervice that the 

 advantage of his king and country called for. — But, Oh!; 

 « — he alfo is no more, having fince periJJoed at fea off the 

 ifland of Jamaica, 



The elfecSt which the following lines had on the fym- 

 pathetic and ingenious Mrs. Cowley^ could alone induce- 

 me to intrude them on the Public, — Let this be my 

 apology— — Oh ! more than bitter tafk ! ! ! — 



An dew ON MY SAILOR. 



Loud founds the tempeft ! — ^peals of thunder rear j- 



Tremendous lightnings flafli from Ihore to fhore : 



Seas dafh the fhaking rocks — feas mount the flaming ikfg> 



And elements convuls'd, fpeak diflblution nigh. 



Such fcenes as thefe (while tofling on the waves^ 



True to his duty ftill) the manly failor braves j 



Such was my Boy — (whofe eyes could never weep' 



But for his neighbour's woes) now fwallow'd in the deepi- 



Oh ! agonizing pain— pain never felt before— 



My manly boy — my John — my Sailor is no more; 



^tlll let me mourn with hope— ^ — and God adore : 



With hope, to fee my failor once again 



Floating on feas of blifs, thro' th' azure main : 



Till then a fhort farewell — my lovely boy, 



Thy fhipmates darling, and thy father's joy, 



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