Odes by Mr. MasonJames Rudd, 1756 - 23 pages |
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William Mason. To M MEMORY . I. OTHER OF WISDOM ! thou , whose sway The throng'd ideal hosts obey ; Who bid'ft their ranks , now vanish , now appear , Flame in the van , or darken in the rear : Accept this votive verfe . Thy reign Nor ...
William Mason. To M MEMORY . I. OTHER OF WISDOM ! thou , whose sway The throng'd ideal hosts obey ; Who bid'ft their ranks , now vanish , now appear , Flame in the van , or darken in the rear : Accept this votive verfe . Thy reign Nor ...
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... Whose cheeks , beftrew'd with rofes , know No channel for the tide of tears ; To thee yon Abbey dank , and lone , Where Ivy chains each mould'ring ftone That nods o'er many a Martyrs tomb , May cast a formidable gloom . Yet Some there ...
... Whose cheeks , beftrew'd with rofes , know No channel for the tide of tears ; To thee yon Abbey dank , and lone , Where Ivy chains each mould'ring ftone That nods o'er many a Martyrs tomb , May cast a formidable gloom . Yet Some there ...
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... whose nod Shook kingdoms : whofe inexorable rod : Levell❜d majestic cities ? Where He trod , Famine purfued , and frown'd ; Earth figh'd , and , all around , Saw her fair fields transform'd to defarts dry ; While at his crouded ...
... whose nod Shook kingdoms : whofe inexorable rod : Levell❜d majestic cities ? Where He trod , Famine purfued , and frown'd ; Earth figh'd , and , all around , Saw her fair fields transform'd to defarts dry ; While at his crouded ...
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