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Page 154
... Hear the sweet accents of his tuneful voice , Hear him , o'erwhelm'd with sorrow , yet rejoice ; No womanish or wailing grief has part , No , not a moment , in his royal heart ; ' Tis manly music such as martyrs make , Suffering with ...
... Hear the sweet accents of his tuneful voice , Hear him , o'erwhelm'd with sorrow , yet rejoice ; No womanish or wailing grief has part , No , not a moment , in his royal heart ; ' Tis manly music such as martyrs make , Suffering with ...
Page 288
... hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance , where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured ear . Thus sitting , and surveying thus at ease The globe and its concerns , I seem advanced To some secure ...
... hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance , where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured ear . Thus sitting , and surveying thus at ease The globe and its concerns , I seem advanced To some secure ...
Page 407
... hear , -- but O impart To each desires sincere , That we may listen with our heart , And learn as well as hear ! For if vain thoughts the minds engage Of older far than we , What hope , that , at our heedless age , Our minds should e'er ...
... hear , -- but O impart To each desires sincere , That we may listen with our heart , And learn as well as hear ! For if vain thoughts the minds engage Of older far than we , What hope , that , at our heedless age , Our minds should e'er ...
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The Yearly Distress or Tithing Time at Stock in | 154 |
Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk | 160 |
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