Citation - Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Pa): 1737.04.15

VGW(PA.737.031
8-15 Apr 1737:11 (37)
In a fair vale, where fruitful fields appear, 
And Flora's beauties flourish'd round the year, 
There dwells, and long has dwelt, an aged sire, 
Where the same race six cent'ries did expire;
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Recluse from balls, from masquerades, and courts, 
Where vice triumphant, with her tools resorts;
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