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... Pity for Poor Africans 199 The Morning Dream 201 The Nightingale and Glow - worm 203 On a Goldfinch starved to Death in his Cage 205 The Pineapple and the Bee 206 Horace , Book II . Ode 10 . 208 A Reflection on the foregoing Ode 210 ...
... Pity for Poor Africans 199 The Morning Dream 201 The Nightingale and Glow - worm 203 On a Goldfinch starved to Death in his Cage 205 The Pineapple and the Bee 206 Horace , Book II . Ode 10 . 208 A Reflection on the foregoing Ode 210 ...
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... pity kings , whom Worship waits upon Obsequious from the cradle to the throne ; Before whose infant eyes the flatterer bows , And binds a wreath about their baby brows ; Whom education stiffens into state , And death awakens from that ...
... pity kings , whom Worship waits upon Obsequious from the cradle to the throne ; Before whose infant eyes the flatterer bows , And binds a wreath about their baby brows ; Whom education stiffens into state , And death awakens from that ...
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... Pity Religion has so seldom found A skilful guide into poetic ground ! The flowers would spring where'er she deign'd to stray , And every muse attend her in her way . Virtue indeed meets many a rhyming friend , And many a compliment ...
... Pity Religion has so seldom found A skilful guide into poetic ground ! The flowers would spring where'er she deign'd to stray , And every muse attend her in her way . Virtue indeed meets many a rhyming friend , And many a compliment ...
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... pity , that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door ? Or if yourself too scantily supplied Need help , let honest industry provide . Earn , if you want ; if you abound , impart : These both are pleasures to the feeling heart ...
... pity , that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door ? Or if yourself too scantily supplied Need help , let honest industry provide . Earn , if you want ; if you abound , impart : These both are pleasures to the feeling heart ...
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... pity moved , Return'd them happy to the land they loved ; There proof against prosperity , awhile They stood the test of her ensnaring smile , And had the grace in scenes of peace to show The virtue they had learn'd in scenes of woe ...
... pity moved , Return'd them happy to the land they loved ; There proof against prosperity , awhile They stood the test of her ensnaring smile , And had the grace in scenes of peace to show The virtue they had learn'd in scenes of woe ...
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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