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Page vi
... peace and solid hope , and furnish those motives and prospects , which , in the present state of things , are absolutely necessary to produce a conduct worthy of a rational creature , distin- guished by a vastness of capacity , which no ...
... peace and solid hope , and furnish those motives and prospects , which , in the present state of things , are absolutely necessary to produce a conduct worthy of a rational creature , distin- guished by a vastness of capacity , which no ...
Page ix
... Peace 166 Human Frailty • 167 The Modern Patriot 168 On observing some Names of little Note re- in any of the Books corded in the Biographia Britannica Report of an adjudged Case , not to be found On the Burning of Lord Mansfield's ...
... Peace 166 Human Frailty • 167 The Modern Patriot 168 On observing some Names of little Note re- in any of the Books corded in the Biographia Britannica Report of an adjudged Case , not to be found On the Burning of Lord Mansfield's ...
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... peace - restoring close , With joy beyond what victory bestows ; - Bless'd country , where these kingly glories shine ! Bless'd England , if this happiness be thine ! A. Guard what you say ; the patriotic tribe Will sneer , and charge ...
... peace - restoring close , With joy beyond what victory bestows ; - Bless'd country , where these kingly glories shine ! Bless'd England , if this happiness be thine ! A. Guard what you say ; the patriotic tribe Will sneer , and charge ...
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... peace , to pleasure , and good pay ; When Freedom , wounded almost to despair , Though Discontent alone can find out where ; When themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a siren sung . Or tell me , if you can ...
... peace , to pleasure , and good pay ; When Freedom , wounded almost to despair , Though Discontent alone can find out where ; When themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a siren sung . Or tell me , if you can ...
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... peace , His spirits rising as his toils increase , Guards well what arts and industry have won , And Freedom claims him for her first - born son . Slaves fight for what were better cast away- The chain that binds them , and a tyrant's ...
... peace , His spirits rising as his toils increase , Guards well what arts and industry have won , And Freedom claims him for her first - born son . Slaves fight for what were better cast away- The chain that binds them , and a tyrant's ...
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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