Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... thee the ennobling powers of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires : Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if Liberty be there ; And I will sing at ...
... thee the ennobling powers of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires : Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if Liberty be there ; And I will sing at ...
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... thee , and no false friend Betray thee , while professing to defend ! Prize it , ye ministers , ye monarchs , spare ; Ye patriots guard it with a miser's care . A. Patriots , alas ! the few that have been found , Where most they ...
... thee , and no false friend Betray thee , while professing to defend ! Prize it , ye ministers , ye monarchs , spare ; Ye patriots guard it with a miser's care . A. Patriots , alas ! the few that have been found , Where most they ...
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... Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay , Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd ; Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps ...
... Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay , Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd ; Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps ...
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... all the muses weep for thee ; But every tear shall scald thy memory : The graces too , while Virtue at their shrine Lay bleeding under that soft hand of thine , Felt each a mortal stab in her own breast , THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR . 29.
... all the muses weep for thee ; But every tear shall scald thy memory : The graces too , while Virtue at their shrine Lay bleeding under that soft hand of thine , Felt each a mortal stab in her own breast , THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR . 29.
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... thee , or thy power address , Thou god of our idolatry , the Press ? By thee religion , liberty , and laws , Exert their influence , and advance their cause : By thee worse plagues than Pharoah's land befell , Diffused , make Earth the ...
... thee , or thy power address , Thou god of our idolatry , the Press ? By thee religion , liberty , and laws , Exert their influence , and advance their cause : By thee worse plagues than Pharoah's land befell , Diffused , make Earth the ...
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