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[…] How sweet the world’s delights at distance eyed! How bright to fancy’s view each joy untied! Alas! when nearer placed, & duly weigh’d, They prove an idle dream, a vacant shade. Experience’d age alone, and privilege, knows Our joys are fleeting, permanent our woes. But, to this mournful truth the youthful mind Still, as it wont, let sweet delusion blind! For all the pleasures cruel fate denies, Hope can present, & fancy realize.
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Such a soul is worthy of Heaven if approached […] God with return to him having so well preserved […]from the […] of this [various scribbles]
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Dearest [Elora] I have sent you a small map of the country through which we […] Enniskillen, we left Enniskillen on Monday 30th and arrived on the Curragh on Monday the 6th of June. The letters & figures […] , day and night from the time we left Enniskillen we [slept?] . I believe it is 30 miles from the […] have given you […] a description of the […]. Enniskillen is a small town situated on Lough […] the country around is very beautiful. There are very good barracks for soldiers which are never without troops. There are two fine forts which command the country it is remarkable for the noble resistance it made against the rebels, they destroyed both bridges and so made all access to it impossible. About a mile from it is a magnificent seat of the Earl of Belmore, his grounds are wooded in a very beautiful. The [Conrakes] (a […] extremely like over land rail) are very numerous. The house is thought to be one of the finest in Ireland. Virginia, a small but beautiful town. There is a fine lake near it which adds much to its beauty. Navan. Near Navan runs the river Boyne, as we come within a mile or two of it we pass over the bridge of the Boyne famous for a great battle gained over the rebels. Leixslip a beautiful and enchanting town a long account of which and its river, I gave you in my letter from that place. Curragh. famous for being the first race ground in Europe never being […] in good or bad weather.