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Thy Joys no glittering female meets,

No hive haft thou of hoarded fweets,
No painted plumage to display:
On hafty wings thy youth is flown;
Thy fun is fet, thy fpring is gone-

We frolick, while 'tis May.

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OD E

ON THE DEATH OF A

FAVOURITE CAT,

Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.

O D E

ON THE DEATH OF A

FAVOURITE CAT,

Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.

WAS on a lofty vafe's fide,

"TW

Where China's gayeft art had dy'd

The azure flowers, that blow;

Demureft of the tabby kind,

The penfive Selima reclin'd,

Gazed on the lake below.

Her

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