Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... hear me first , ' should have something worthy of attention to offer , or he will be justly deemed officious and impertinent . The judicious reader has probably , upon other occasions , been beforehand with me in this re- flection ; and ...
... hear me first , ' should have something worthy of attention to offer , or he will be justly deemed officious and impertinent . The judicious reader has probably , upon other occasions , been beforehand with me in this re- flection ; and ...
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... hear it call'd extravagance and waste ; If these attendants , and if such as these , Must follow royalty , then welcome ease ; However humble and confined the sphere , Happy the state , that has not these to fear . A. Thus men , whose ...
... hear it call'd extravagance and waste ; If these attendants , and if such as these , Must follow royalty , then welcome ease ; However humble and confined the sphere , Happy the state , that has not these to fear . A. Thus men , whose ...
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... hear as mute as if a siren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what power maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ; That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . B. The cause , though worth the ...
... hear as mute as if a siren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what power maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ; That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . B. The cause , though worth the ...
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... hears the thunder ere the tempest lowers ; And , arm'd with strength surpassing human powers , Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts his soul into the dawning plan . Hence , in a Roman mouth , the graceful name Of prophet and ...
... hears the thunder ere the tempest lowers ; And , arm'd with strength surpassing human powers , Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts his soul into the dawning plan . Hence , in a Roman mouth , the graceful name Of prophet and ...
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... Hear him again . He calls it a delight , A day of luxury observed aright , When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest , Sits banqueting , and God provides the feast . But triflers are engaged , and cannot come ; Their answer to ...
... Hear him again . He calls it a delight , A day of luxury observed aright , When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest , Sits banqueting , and God provides the feast . But triflers are engaged , and cannot come ; Their answer to ...
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