His last dread
pleasure!
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. . . a never-ceasing . . . 1820. ]
[Variant 136:
1836.
The father, as his sons of strength become
To pay the filial debt, for food to roam, 1820. ]
[Variant 137:
1836.
From his bare nest . . . 1820. ]
[Variant 138:
1836.
His last dread pleasure! watches . . . 1820. ]
[Variant 139:
1836.
When the poor heart has all its joys resigned,
Why does their sad remembrance cleave behind? 1820. ]
[Variant 140:
1836.
Soft o'er the waters mournful measures swell,
Unlocking tender thought's "memorial cell";
Past pleasures are transformed to mortal pains
And poison spreads along the listener's veins. 1820.
While poison . . . 1827. ]
[Variant 141:
1836.
