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... shine ! Bless'd England , if this happiness be thine ! A. Guard what you say ; the patriotic tribe Will sneer , and charge you with a bribe . - B . A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie ...
... shine ! Bless'd England , if this happiness be thine ! A. Guard what you say ; the patriotic tribe Will sneer , and charge you with a bribe . - B . A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie ...
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... shine , To purchase , at the fool - frequented fair Of vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind- Proof of a trifling and a worthless mind . A. Hail Sternhold , then ; and Hopkins , hail ! — B. Amen . If ...
... shine , To purchase , at the fool - frequented fair Of vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind- Proof of a trifling and a worthless mind . A. Hail Sternhold , then ; and Hopkins , hail ! — B. Amen . If ...
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... shine in fable , and grace idle themes With all the embroidery of poetic dreams ; ' Twas theirs alone to dive into the plan That Truth and Mercy had reveal'd to man ; And while the World beside , that plan unknown , Deified useless wood ...
... shine in fable , and grace idle themes With all the embroidery of poetic dreams ; ' Twas theirs alone to dive into the plan That Truth and Mercy had reveal'd to man ; And while the World beside , that plan unknown , Deified useless wood ...
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... shine With light derived from thee , would smother thine : Thy very children watch for thy disgrace- A lawless brood , and curse thee to thy face . Thy rulers load thy credit , year by year , With sums Peruvian mines could never clear ...
... shine With light derived from thee , would smother thine : Thy very children watch for thy disgrace- A lawless brood , and curse thee to thy face . Thy rulers load thy credit , year by year , With sums Peruvian mines could never clear ...
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... shine , Pours out a flood of splendour upon thine ; Thou hast as bright an interest in her rays As ever Roman had in Rome's best days . True freedom is where no restraint is known , That Scripture , justice , and good sense disown ...
... shine , Pours out a flood of splendour upon thine ; Thou hast as bright an interest in her rays As ever Roman had in Rome's best days . True freedom is where no restraint is known , That Scripture , justice , and good sense disown ...
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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