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The Works of the Rev. George Crabbe (2); In Five Volumes
The Works of the Rev George Crabbe In Five Volumes - 2 Author:George Crabbe Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1823 Original Publisher: John Murray Subjects: History / General Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. W... more »hen you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: THE BOROUGH. LETTER III. THE VICAR -- THE CURATE, And telling me the sov'reign'st thing on earth Was parmacity for an inward bruise. Shakspeare. -- Henry IV. Part I. Act So gentle, yet so brisk, so wond'rous sweet, So fit to prattle at a lady's feet. Churchill. Much are the precious hours of youth mispent In climbing learning's rugged, steep ascent: When to the top the bold adventurer's got, He reigns vain monarch of a barren spot; While in the vale of ignorance below, Folly and vice to rank luxuriance grow; Honours and wealth pour in on every side, And proud preferment rolls her golden tide. . C/turchill. D'i VICAR. The lately departed Minister of the Borough -- His soothing and supplicatory Manners -- His cool and timid Affections -- No Praise due to such negative Virtue -- Address to Cha- ractersof this Kind -- The Vicar's Employments -- His Talents and moderate Ambition -- His Dislike of Innovation -- His mild but ineffectual Benevolence -- A Summary of his Character. CURATE. Mode of paying the Borough-Minister -- The Curate has no such Resources -- His Learning and Poverty -- Erroneous Idea of his Parent -- His Feelings as a Husband and Father -- The dutiful Regard of his numerous Family -- His Pleasure as a Writer, how interrupted -- No Resource in the Press -- Vulgar Insult -- His Account of a' Literary Society, and a Fund for the Relief of indigent Authors,« less