Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... charged when I withdrew Te seek a tranquil death in distant shades . There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by th'archers . In his side he hore . And in his hands and teet , the cruel scars . The Task Page 296 Iblished May 1 ...
... charged when I withdrew Te seek a tranquil death in distant shades . There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by th'archers . In his side he hore . And in his hands and teet , the cruel scars . The Task Page 296 Iblished May 1 ...
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... charge you with a bribe . - B . A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie : And , of all lies ( be that one poet's boast ) , The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be theirs ...
... charge you with a bribe . - B . A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie : And , of all lies ( be that one poet's boast ) , The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be theirs ...
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... charge , the press , The muse instructed a well - nurtured train Of abler votaries to cleanse the stain , And claim the palm for purity of song , That Lewdness had usurp'd and worn so long . Then decent Pleasantry and sterling Sense ...
... charge , the press , The muse instructed a well - nurtured train Of abler votaries to cleanse the stain , And claim the palm for purity of song , That Lewdness had usurp'd and worn so long . Then decent Pleasantry and sterling Sense ...
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... charge to blacken and traduce ; Though Butler's wit , Pope's numbers , Prior's ease , With all that fancy can invent to please , Adorn the polish'd periods as they fall , One madrigal of theirs is worth them all . A. ' Twould thin the ...
... charge to blacken and traduce ; Though Butler's wit , Pope's numbers , Prior's ease , With all that fancy can invent to please , Adorn the polish'd periods as they fall , One madrigal of theirs is worth them all . A. ' Twould thin the ...
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... charge , he could betray no trust ; And , if he fell , would fall because he must ; If Love reward him , or if Vengeance strike , His recompense in both unjust alike . Divine authority within his breast Brings every thought , word ...
... charge , he could betray no trust ; And , if he fell , would fall because he must ; If Love reward him , or if Vengeance strike , His recompense in both unjust alike . Divine authority within his breast Brings every thought , word ...
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