Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... give Religion her unbridled scope , Nor judge by statute a believer's hope ; With close fidelity and love unfeign'd , To keep the matrimonial bond unstain'd ; Covetous only of a virtuous praise ; His life a lesson to the land he sways ...
... give Religion her unbridled scope , Nor judge by statute a believer's hope ; With close fidelity and love unfeign'd , To keep the matrimonial bond unstain'd ; Covetous only of a virtuous praise ; His life a lesson to the land he sways ...
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... Give him his lass , his fiddle , and his frisk , Is always happy , reign whoever may , And laughs the sense of misery far away . He drinks his simple beverage with a gust ; And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel the ...
... Give him his lass , his fiddle , and his frisk , Is always happy , reign whoever may , And laughs the sense of misery far away . He drinks his simple beverage with a gust ; And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel the ...
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... Gives him Olympic speed , and shoots him to the goal . Let Discipline employ her wholesome arts ; Let magistrates alert perform their parts ; Not skulk or put on a prudential mask , As if their duty were a desperate task ; Let active ...
... Gives him Olympic speed , and shoots him to the goal . Let Discipline employ her wholesome arts ; Let magistrates alert perform their parts ; Not skulk or put on a prudential mask , As if their duty were a desperate task ; Let active ...
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... gives the word , and Mutiny soon roars In all her gates , and shakes her distant shores ; The standards of all nations are unfurl'd ; She has one foe , and that one foe the world : And , if he doom that people with a frown , And mark ...
... gives the word , and Mutiny soon roars In all her gates , and shakes her distant shores ; The standards of all nations are unfurl'd ; She has one foe , and that one foe the world : And , if he doom that people with a frown , And mark ...
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... Gives liberty the last , the mortal shock ; Slips the slave's collar on , and snaps the lock . A. Such lofty strains embellish what you teach : Mean you to prophesy , or but to preach ? B. I know the mind , that feels indeed the fire ...
... Gives liberty the last , the mortal shock ; Slips the slave's collar on , and snaps the lock . A. Such lofty strains embellish what you teach : Mean you to prophesy , or but to preach ? B. I know the mind , that feels indeed the fire ...
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