Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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Page 12
... and Heaven roars above ; But nothing scares them from the course they love . To the lascivious pipe and wanton song That charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf 12 TABLE TALK .
... and Heaven roars above ; But nothing scares them from the course they love . To the lascivious pipe and wanton song That charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf 12 TABLE TALK .
Page 14
... fear of losing it . Give me the line that ploughs its stately course Like a proud swan , conquering the stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When Labour and when ...
... fear of losing it . Give me the line that ploughs its stately course Like a proud swan , conquering the stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When Labour and when ...
Page 23
... fear ; The comet's baneful influence is a dream ; Yours , real and pernicious in the extreme . What then ! -are appetites and lusts laid down , With the same ease that man puts on his gown Will Avarice and Concupiscence give place ...
... fear ; The comet's baneful influence is a dream ; Yours , real and pernicious in the extreme . What then ! -are appetites and lusts laid down , With the same ease that man puts on his gown Will Avarice and Concupiscence give place ...
Page 35
... fear , Death and the pains of Hell attend him there : In vain ; the slave of arrogance and pride , He has no hearing on the prudent side . His still refuted quirks he still repeats ; New raised objections with new quibbles meets ; Till ...
... fear , Death and the pains of Hell attend him there : In vain ; the slave of arrogance and pride , He has no hearing on the prudent side . His still refuted quirks he still repeats ; New raised objections with new quibbles meets ; Till ...
Page 41
... fear , Reform'd and well instructed ? You shall hear . Yon ancient prude , whose wither'd features show She might be young some forty years ago , Her elbows pinion'd close upon her hips , Her head erect , her fan upon her lips , Her eye ...
... fear , Reform'd and well instructed ? You shall hear . Yon ancient prude , whose wither'd features show She might be young some forty years ago , Her elbows pinion'd close upon her hips , Her head erect , her fan upon her lips , Her eye ...
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