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...tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge, and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs utifclt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darlii.g child,...

...and tort'ring honrj'"!:' The b.id affright, affliet the best ! Bound in thy adamantine ehain, ^vThe proud are taught to taste of pain, . And purple tyrants vainly groan ;i. !..•-- With pangs unfelt before, unpitkd and alone. When first thy sire to seiiid on earth Virtue,...

...tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour, The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...Virtue, his darling child, design'd, To thee he gave the heavenly birth, And bade thee form her infant mind. Stern, rugged mirse ! thy rigid. lore With patience,...

...tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The had affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan, AVith pangs unfelt before, unpitied, and alone. When first thy Sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling...

...tamer of the human breast. Whose iron scourge and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught to taste of paid* And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy...

...form him with her chast'ning hand ; The memory of her rigid lore, On the sad heart imprinted deep, Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. NOTES. Ver. 2. Thou tamer of the human breast"] " Then he, great tamer of all human hearts," Pope's...

...tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge, and tort'ring hour, The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain, The proud are taught...purple tyrants vainly groan. With pangs unf'elt before, nnpi tied and alone. When first thy Sire to send on earth. Virtue, dis darling child, design'd, To...

...human breast, Whose iron scourge and tort'ring hour Affright the bad, afflict the best. Bound in thine adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan Wit li pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling...