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    Characters from Life or Moral Hints. In Verse
    Characters from Life or Moral Hints. In Verse
    Characters from Life or Moral Hints. In Verse
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    Characters from Life or Moral Hints. In Verse

    By James Parkerson

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      Characters from Life or Moral Hints. In Verse - James Parkerson

      The Project Gutenberg eBook, Characters from Life, by James Parkerson

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

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      Title: Characters from Life

      or Moral Hints. In Verse

      Author: James Parkerson

      Release Date: May 6, 2010 [eBook #32277]

      Language: English

      Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)

      ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHARACTERS FROM LIFE***

      Transcribed from the early 1800’s edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org.  Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly supplying the images from which this transcription was made.

      CHARACTERS FROM

      LIFE;

      or,

      MORAL HINTS.

      in verse.

      Viz.

      By J. PARKERSON, Jun.

      Walker, Printer, near the Duke’s Palace.

      ADMONITIONS

      to the

      DISSIPATED.

      Excess to mankind oft’times brings,

      Remorse with all its bitter stings;

      When cares oppress us in this life.

      At times we drink to banish strife;

      But when its feeble aid is o’er,

      We are more wretched then before.

      Oft poverty the man disgrace,

      And shows a drunkard in his face;

      Suppose he is a man of wealth,

      Excess of liquor injures health;

      Not only health but sad to name,

      Such characters the sober blame.

      The artful villain tries his skill,

      When Bacchus gains us to his will;

      At such unguarded times disclose,

      What makes our valued friends our foes;

      And many an injured wife declares

      That Bacchus cause her many tears.

      The husband oft to harlots stray,

      Whene’er he bears a sovereign’s sway;

      And by his aid the thoughtless youth,

      Is led from virtues paths and truth:

      Oh gentle youth the harlot’s smile,

      Is given only to beguile;

      Their conversation so impure,

      That men of sense them can’t endure;

      Be chaste in every thought I pray,

      Sweet modesty will gain the day;

      Bacchus with her can not contend,

      She is to every youth a friend.

      Oft do I see a good man’s son,

      By harlots ruined and undone;

      A tipling farmer oft complain,

      Much is too low the price of grain;

      He must acknowledge oft he meet,

      His wealthy landlord in the street;

      On Saturdays his landlord roam,

      A few miles from his gaudy home;

      To this tho’ ancient pretty city,

      To see a play denoted pretty:

      Oft in the boxes folks call green,

      The tenant with his wife is

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