The History and adventures of Little William, a companion to Little Eliza; : illustrated with a series of elegant figures; [Twelve lines of verse, preceded by caption: William at home with his parents] . ship is in a tempest tost,She strikes a rock, and all but one is lost—That one is William, cast upon the shore,He has lost his ship, and all his little store;There he is left, half naked and forlorn,And every comfort from his bosom torn,Nothing to cover his poor houseless head,He wanders fainting for a little bread ;Now he laments he left his school and home,And on the ocean disobedient roam;S
The History and adventures of Little William, a companion to Little Eliza; : illustrated with a series of elegant figures; [Twelve lines of verse, preceded by caption: William at home with his parents] . ship is in a tempest tost,She strikes a rock, and all but one is lost—That one is William, cast upon the shore,He has lost his ship, and all his little store;There he is left, half naked and forlorn,And every comfort from his bosom torn,Nothing to cover his poor houseless head,He wanders fainting for a little bread ;Now he laments he left his school and home,And on the ocean disobedient roam;Severe remorse his torturd bosom wring,And his past pleasure now becomes a sting* William turned Shepherd. Along the pathless strand in grief severePoor William totters, dropping many a tear;And travelld on till near approach of night,At length a cottage blest his longing sight,The Farmer and his family with joyCome to the door and welcome in the boy;The farmer kindly pities his sad case,And gives him all he can—a Shepherds place,To watch the sheep upon the mountains brow,And tend the lambs, is Williams duty now^-See where he sits, his parents sad to moan,And lay a plan by which he may
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