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... head , Beheld their progress with the deepest dread ; Blush'd , that effects like these she should produce , Worse than the deeds of galley - slaves broke loose . She loses in such storms her very name , And fierce Licentiousness should ...
... head , Beheld their progress with the deepest dread ; Blush'd , that effects like these she should produce , Worse than the deeds of galley - slaves broke loose . She loses in such storms her very name , And fierce Licentiousness should ...
Page 18
... head in Luxury's soft lap , And took , too often , there his easy nap . If brighter beams than all he threw not forth , ' Twas negligence in him , not want of worth . Surly , and slovenly , and bold , and coarse , Too proud for art ...
... head in Luxury's soft lap , And took , too often , there his easy nap . If brighter beams than all he threw not forth , ' Twas negligence in him , not want of worth . Surly , and slovenly , and bold , and coarse , Too proud for art ...
Page 34
... head : For ' tis a rule , that holds for ever true , Grant me discernment , and I grant it you . Patient of contradiction as a child , Affable , humble , diffident , and mild ; Such was sir Isaac , and such Boyle and Locke 34 THE ...
... head : For ' tis a rule , that holds for ever true , Grant me discernment , and I grant it you . Patient of contradiction as a child , Affable , humble , diffident , and mild ; Such was sir Isaac , and such Boyle and Locke 34 THE ...
Page 40
... head The sacred fire , self - torturing his trade , His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give a barbarous air to British song ; No grand inquisitor could worse invent , Than he contrives to suffer , well content . Which is the ...
... head The sacred fire , self - torturing his trade , His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give a barbarous air to British song ; No grand inquisitor could worse invent , Than he contrives to suffer , well content . Which is the ...
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... head erect , her fan upon her lips , Her eye - brows arch'd , her eyes both gone astray To watch yon amorous couple in their play , With bony and unkerchief'd neck defies The rude inclemency of wintry skies , And sails with lappet - head ...
... head erect , her fan upon her lips , Her eye - brows arch'd , her eyes both gone astray To watch yon amorous couple in their play , With bony and unkerchief'd neck defies The rude inclemency of wintry skies , And sails with lappet - head ...
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Aspasio beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast hear heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth