Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... leaves his dungeon . Not that he became a Cynic or an Ascetic - A heart filled with love to God will assuredly breathe benevolence to men . But the turn of his temper inclining him to rural life , he indulged it , and the providence of ...
... leaves his dungeon . Not that he became a Cynic or an Ascetic - A heart filled with love to God will assuredly breathe benevolence to men . But the turn of his temper inclining him to rural life , he indulged it , and the providence of ...
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... leaves the judgment free . " Tis not alone the grape's enticing juice Unnerves the moral powers , and mars their use ; Ambition , avarice , and the lust of fame , And woman , lovely woman , does the same . The heart , surrender'd to the ...
... leaves the judgment free . " Tis not alone the grape's enticing juice Unnerves the moral powers , and mars their use ; Ambition , avarice , and the lust of fame , And woman , lovely woman , does the same . The heart , surrender'd to the ...
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... leaves him to his pace . Suppose , unlook'd - for in a scene so rude , Long hid by interposing hill or wood , Some mansion , neat and elegantly dress'd , By some kind hospitable heart possess'd , Offer him warmth , security , and rest ...
... leaves him to his pace . Suppose , unlook'd - for in a scene so rude , Long hid by interposing hill or wood , Some mansion , neat and elegantly dress'd , By some kind hospitable heart possess'd , Offer him warmth , security , and rest ...
Page 67
... leaves a doubt : But still light reach'd thee ; and those gods of thine , Woden and Thor , each tottering in his shrine , Fell broken and defaced at his own door , As Dagon in Philistia long before . But Rome , with sorceries and magic ...
... leaves a doubt : But still light reach'd thee ; and those gods of thine , Woden and Thor , each tottering in his shrine , Fell broken and defaced at his own door , As Dagon in Philistia long before . But Rome , with sorceries and magic ...
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... leaves , and pants upon the strings ; My soul shall sigh in secret , and lament A nation scourged , yet tardy to repent . I know the warning song is sung in vain ; That few will hear , and fewer heed the strain ; EXPOSTULATION . But if ...
... leaves , and pants upon the strings ; My soul shall sigh in secret , and lament A nation scourged , yet tardy to repent . I know the warning song is sung in vain ; That few will hear , and fewer heed the strain ; EXPOSTULATION . But if ...
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