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Brown, William Hill, 1765-1793 [1789], The power of sympathy, or, The triumph of nature, Volume 2 (Isaiah Thomas & Co., Boston) [word count] [eaf034v2T].

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LETTER LI. MYRA to Mrs. HOLMES. BOSTON.

The curtain is dropped, and the
&longs;cene of life is forever clofed—THE LOVELY
HARRIOT IS NO MORE.

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SHE is fit to appear in Heaven, for her
life was a fcene of purity and innocence—If
there is any confolation to be felt by a furvivor,
it is in the reflection of the amiable
qualities of the deceafed. My heart &longs;hall not
cea&longs;e to cheri&longs;h her idea, for &longs;he was beautiful
without artifice, and virtuous without
affection.

See! there all pale and dead &longs;he lies;
Forever flow my &longs;treaming eyes—
There dwelt the faire&longs;t—lovlie&longs;t mind,
Faith, &longs;weetnefs, wit together join'd.
Dwalt faith and wit and &longs;weetne&longs;s there?
O! view the change, and drop a tear.

MY brother is exceedingly agitated—He
will never &longs;upport this di&longs;a&longs;trous &longs;troke—
Nothing can attract his attention—nothing
allay his grief—but it is the affliction of

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rea&longs;on and not of weakne&longs;s—God grant
that it prove not fatal to him.

Adieu!—Adieu!—

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Brown, William Hill, 1765-1793 [1789], The power of sympathy, or, The triumph of nature, Volume 2 (Isaiah Thomas & Co., Boston) [word count] [eaf034v2T].