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An Address to a Wealthy Libertine: or, the Melancholy Effects of Seduction; with a Letter from an Unfortunate Farmer's Daughter, to her Parents in Norfolk

by James Parkerson

Level C1 · AdvancedPoetry12 chapters
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About this book

A wealthy libertine’s reckless seduction leaves a once-happy woman shattered, her family torn by disgrace and sorrow. This poignant poetic address reveals the devastating consequences of vanity, folly, and moral decay in society’s fragile fabric.

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12 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02p. 3An Address, &c.
03p. 8a letter from Miss Maria C***, to her Parents at
04p. 10To the Memory of MR. PAGE, late of PULHAM MARKET.
05p. 13POLITICAL SURGEON.
06p. 15CHEERFUL ISAAC.
07To the Memory of MR. SELF, late of PULHAM MARKET HALL.
08p. 18THE VALIANT CAPTAIN.
09OLD JACK.—A SONG.
10p. 21on the death of BEN GEE.
11p. 23ELEGY on the deaths of Mr. BEALE AND HIS DAUGHTER.
12Footnotes:

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