. Poems upon divine and moral subjects : originals and translations . UPON C no). U P ON D E A T H. By the Same. g^^^ Death, thou Comforter of Minds diftrefs^ joyful Port and Harbour of the Blefs^d iThou kindeft Friend, or mo ft ill-natur\I Foe,That wretched Mortals here can undergo ?How difmal does thy Face to thofe appear,Who mifemploy their precious Talents here ?Often they wilh, but wiih, alas ! in vain,That flying Time were in their Powr again :But unconccrnd and deaf to all their Cry,Death gives Defpair, inftead of a to the Good thou bring ft eternal Joy,Treafures of Blif

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. Poems upon divine and moral subjects : originals and translations . UPON C no). U P ON D E A T H. By the Same. g^^^ Death, thou Comforter of Minds diftrefs^ joyful Port and Harbour of the Blefs^d iThou kindeft Friend, or mo ft ill-natur\I Foe,That wretched Mortals here can undergo ?How difmal does thy Face to thofe appear,Who mifemploy their precious Talents here ?Often they wilh, but wiih, alas ! in vain,That flying Time were in their Powr again :But unconccrnd and deaf to all their Cry,Death gives Defpair, inftead of a to the Good thou bring ft eternal Joy,Treafures of Blifs, without the lea ft Alloy :With what glad Eyes they look thec in the Face !Nothings fo welcome as thy cold Embracc : After C m ) After a Life of various Sotrows pafsd, For Peace into thy Arms they ruih at laft: By this we fee thou weret at firft defignd A fovreign Medcine to reftore Mankind, Till by Corruption they would Evil know, And make their beft of Friends their greateft Foe. Vain Mortal! do not then of Death complain, And him accufe as Author of your Pain • Since ti

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