Citation - Providence Gazette: 1771.02.02

PGCJ.771.003
2 Feb 1771:11 (369)
The other evening, whilst destitute of company, for
amusement I took up your paper, and read the conclusion of
that useful, affecting, and interesting story of Penitens,
which occasioned the following thoughts and reflections:. .
. [signed] Philanthes.
  The limit of my life, how like a shade!
  A passing cloud my vain existence flies!
  Yet all my boundless hopes, my future views
  For endless ages, on this narrow span,
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