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Page 88
... wrong side ; I soon recover from these needless frights , And God is merciful - sets all to rights . Thus between justice , as my prime support , And mercy , fled to as the last resort , I glide and steal along with Heaven in view , And ...
... wrong side ; I soon recover from these needless frights , And God is merciful - sets all to rights . Thus between justice , as my prime support , And mercy , fled to as the last resort , I glide and steal along with Heaven in view , And ...
Page 244
... wrong and outrage with which Earth is fill'd . There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart , It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax , That falls asunder at the touch of fire . He finds his fellow ...
... wrong and outrage with which Earth is fill'd . There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart , It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax , That falls asunder at the touch of fire . He finds his fellow ...
Page 314
... wrong sustain'd , And force the beggarly last doit , by means That his own humour dictates , from the clutch Of Poverty , that thus he may procure His thousands , weary of penurious life , A splendid opportunity to die ? Say ye , who ...
... wrong sustain'd , And force the beggarly last doit , by means That his own humour dictates , from the clutch Of Poverty , that thus he may procure His thousands , weary of penurious life , A splendid opportunity to die ? Say ye , who ...
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ton | 13 |
The Yearly Distress or Tithing Time at Stock in | 154 |
Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk | 160 |
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Aspasio beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms death declension delight design'd distant divine docet dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel flowers folly form'd frown give glory go snacks grace hand happy hast hear heard heart Heaven honour hope Hophni and Phinehas hour JOHN GILPIN land latives learn'd liberty light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapinis rapture rest rude sacred scene scenes as fair scorn seem'd shew shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stream sweet taste Thaida thee theme thine thought toil tongue trifler truth Twas vex'd VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice waste whate'er wind wisdom wonder worth youth