only child; but it soothes the unhappy man who 
has consigned to the grave all that he loved on 
earth. Often did that doleful sound awaken thee, > 
unfortunate Young ! speaking to thee of death and 
eternity : and if it has not inspired me, as it did 
thee, with sublime strains, it has at least given me, 
like thee, a distaste for the world and a love of soli¬ 
tude. 
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