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hopes immortality, has a certain praife-worthy plea¬
sure, in communicating to pofterity the fame of di-
ftinguiftied characters 1 write this laft fentence
with a hand that trembles between hope and fear; but
if I (hall prove fo happy as to plealc your Ladylhip in
the following attempt, then all my doubts (hall vanifh
like a morning vapour; I (hall hope to be clafled with
Taflb and Guarini, and ling with Ovid,
If 'tis allow'd to Poets to divine.
One half of round eternity is tnine.
0
Madam,
Pour Ladyjhip's
Mojl obedient.
And mojl devoted Servant,
Allan Ramsay.
rp
hopes immortality, has a certain praife-worthy plea¬
sure, in communicating to pofterity the fame of di-
ftinguiftied characters 1 write this laft fentence
with a hand that trembles between hope and fear; but
if I (hall prove fo happy as to plealc your Ladylhip in
the following attempt, then all my doubts (hall vanifh
like a morning vapour; I (hall hope to be clafled with
Taflb and Guarini, and ling with Ovid,
If 'tis allow'd to Poets to divine.
One half of round eternity is tnine.
0
Madam,
Pour Ladyjhip's
Mojl obedient.
And mojl devoted Servant,
Allan Ramsay.
rp
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Wit & humour > Gentle shepherd > (11) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/118888581 |
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| Description | A Scots pastoral comedy. By Allan Ramsay. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.79.292 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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