Thomas Chatterton, the marvelous boy; the story of a strange life 1752-1770 . a! r W to H O H = j Keceivw APR 1 J*08 Copyngni tnwiJCUSS .4 A\c, nu. Lt copy is: T/je Plimpton Press Norwood Mass. THOMAS CHATTERTON With Shakespeares manhood at a boys wild heart, —Through Hamlets doubt to Shakespeare near alliedAnd kin to Milton through his Satans pride, — At Deaths sole door he stooped, and craved a dart; And to the dear new bower of Englands art, —Even to that shrine Time else had deified,The unuttered heart that soared against his side, Drove the fell point, and smote lifes seals apart.

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Thomas Chatterton, the marvelous boy; the story of a strange life 1752-1770 . a! r W to H O H = j Keceivw APR 1 J*08 Copyngni tnwiJCUSS .4 A\c, nu. Lt copy is: T/je Plimpton Press Norwood Mass. THOMAS CHATTERTON With Shakespeares manhood at a boys wild heart, —Through Hamlets doubt to Shakespeare near alliedAnd kin to Milton through his Satans pride, — At Deaths sole door he stooped, and craved a dart; And to the dear new bower of Englands art, —Even to that shrine Time else had deified,The unuttered heart that soared against his side, Drove the fell point, and smote lifes seals apart. Thy nested home-loves, noble Chatterton,The angel-trodden stair thy soul could traceUp Redcliffes spire; and in the worlds armed space Thy gallant sword-play: — these to many an one Are swthomaschatterton01russ

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