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Take back that grace, those sorrows & those tears Take back my fruitless penitence & pray'rs Snatch me just mounting from the blest abode [[underline]] Assist the feinds & tear me from my God [[/underline]] See from thy cheek, the transient roses fly See the last sparkle languish in my Eye! Till ev'ry motion, pulse, & breath be o'er And e'en my Abelard be lov'd no more. Oh death all eloquent! you only prove What dust we doat on, when 'tis man we love. Then too when fate shall thy fair frame destroy That cause of all my guilt, & all my Joy. In trance extatic may thy pangs be drown'd Bright clouds descend, & angels watch thee round, From op'ning skies may streaming glories shine [[underline]] And saints embrace thee with a love like mine. [[/underline]]