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BG.753.002
13 Feb 1753:11,12,21 (7)
A letter from a statesman retired from court, to my lord
-----, in commendation of a country life. . .
[12, 1st full para., line 9:] I could thenceforward look
upon women, without any temptation to idolatry.---Balls and
assemblies, dancing and dress, were no longer the subject of
my serious application: And I yielded an implicit assent to
those petit maitres, whose talents lie in discussing the
important controversies who sings best at the opera,
performs best at the play houses, entertains us more
agreeably at Vauxhall & Ranelagh; or who supplies the town
best with masquerade dresses, when they are ashamed to turn
fools in their usual habit. . .
[21 poem:]
Ye woods and wilds, receive me to your shade!
These still retreats my contemplation aid:
From mortals flying to your chaste abode,
Let me attend the instructive voice of God!
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