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Despondency -- An Ode
Oppress'd with grief, oppress'd with care,
A burden more than I can bear, I set me down and sigh:
O life
thou art a galling load,
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Oppress'd with grief, oppress'd with care,
A burden more than I can bear, I set me down and sigh:
O life
thou art a galling load,
I have gone backward in the work, The labour has not sped,
Drowsy and dark my spirit lies, Heavy and dull as lead
How can I rouse my sinking soul From such a lethargy
How can I break these iron chains, And set my spirit free...
"The winter wind is loud and wild,
Come close to me, my darling child;
Forsake thy books, and mateless play;
And, while the night is gathering gray,