COWLEY.
60. Yet haply there will come a weary day, When, over-task'd at length, Both Love and Hope beneath the weight give way. Then with a statue's smile, a statue's strength, Stands the mute sister Patience, nothing loth, And both supporting, does the work of both.
COLERIDGE.
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Italic text is denoted by underscores. The oe ligature (one occurrence) has been replaced by 'oe'.
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Many missing periods were added.
The number 1. has been inserted at the start of each section (covered by an illustrated drop cap in the original book.)
Except for those changes noted below, misspellings by the author, misquotations, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.
Pg 14. 'MACAULY' replaced by 'MACAULAY'. Pg 43. Note: author George Lillo is not listed in 'Catalogue of Authors' at the front of the book.) Pg 61. 'MACAULEY' replaced by 'MACAULAY'.
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