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The good he scorned
Stalked off reluctant, like an ill-used ghost,
Not to return; or if it did, in visits
Like those of angels, short and far between.

— Robert Blair

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Good and Evil

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The Schoolboy, with his satchel in his hand,
Whistling aloud to bear his courage up.

The Grave (1743)

When it draws near to witching time of night.

The Grave (1743)

The Grave, dread thing!
Men shiver when thou 'rt named: Nature, appall'd,
Shakes off her wonted firmness.

The Grave (1743)

Of joys departed,
Not to return, how painful the remembrance!

The Grave (1743)

The common damn'd shun their society.

The Grave (1743)

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