The spirit of the doctor; comprising poems, selected from the MS. of J. Watson. With a memoir of his life [signed D.W.P.], and The humors of Trim1820 |
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Altrincham amongst August bless blest bosom Bottle breast Captain Weazle charms Cock Robin CORPORAL TRIM Corsica Cowdroy dæmon Dear Doctor death Doctor Watson dreary E'en e'er envy EPIGRAM ev'ry eyes fair fame fate flatter frequently friendship frown gentleman give hand happy hast heart Heav'n heav'nly honour hope hour humour instantly James Higginson JAMES WATSON King labour Lady late life's live lovely Josephine Maid Manchester Manchester Observer Mary-Ann mind Moses Muse Nanny ne'er never Nooks numbers Nymph o'er O'Scule once pain peace Pindar pleasure poet Polly Plimney poor pow'r reason reign replied sigh sing smile soliloquy SONNET soon sorrow soul spirit STANZA suff'ring sure sweet tears tell tender Theatre-Royal thee thing thou thought thro trifling Trim's Twill UNCLE TOBY virtue vital spark Whiffle whilst wife wonderful YORICK
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