Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... not moved with what he reads , That takes not fire at their heroic deeds , Unworthy of the blessings of the brave , Is base in kind , and born to be a slave . B But let eternal infamy pursue The wretch , to naught TABLE TALK.
... not moved with what he reads , That takes not fire at their heroic deeds , Unworthy of the blessings of the brave , Is base in kind , and born to be a slave . B But let eternal infamy pursue The wretch , to naught TABLE TALK.
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... course . Hence Liberty , sweet Liberty inspires And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul ; But if Authority grow wanton , woe To him that TABLE TALK .
... course . Hence Liberty , sweet Liberty inspires And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul ; But if Authority grow wanton , woe To him that TABLE TALK .
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... Fires him at once in Freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away ...
... Fires him at once in Freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away ...
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... fire without the sacrifice . The stream , that feeds the wellspring of the heart , Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens , with a warmth divine , The powers , that Sin has brought to a decline . A. The ...
... fire without the sacrifice . The stream , that feeds the wellspring of the heart , Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens , with a warmth divine , The powers , that Sin has brought to a decline . A. The ...
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... fire The muse imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er the theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame ; She pours a ...
... fire The muse imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er the theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame ; She pours a ...
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