Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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Page vi
... peace and solid hope , and furnish those motives and prospects , which , in the present state of things , are absolutely necessary to produce a conduct worthy of a rational creature , distin- guished by a vastness of capacity , which no ...
... peace and solid hope , and furnish those motives and prospects , which , in the present state of things , are absolutely necessary to produce a conduct worthy of a rational creature , distin- guished by a vastness of capacity , which no ...
Page ix
... Peace 166 Human Frailty 167 The Modern Patriot 168 On the Burning of Lord Mansfield's Library On observing some Names of little Note re- corded in the Biographia Britannica Report of an adjudged Case , not to be found in any of the ...
... Peace 166 Human Frailty 167 The Modern Patriot 168 On the Burning of Lord Mansfield's Library On observing some Names of little Note re- corded in the Biographia Britannica Report of an adjudged Case , not to be found in any of the ...
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... peace - restoring close , With joy beyond what victory bestows ; - Bless'd country , where these kingly glories shine ! Bless'd England , if this happiness be thine ! A. Guard what you say ; the patriotic tribe Will sneer , and charge ...
... peace - restoring close , With joy beyond what victory bestows ; - Bless'd country , where these kingly glories shine ! Bless'd England , if this happiness be thine ! A. Guard what you say ; the patriotic tribe Will sneer , and charge ...
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... peace , to pleasure , and good pay ; When Freedom , wounded almost to despair , Though Discontent alone can find out where ; When themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a siren sung . Or tell me , if you can ...
... peace , to pleasure , and good pay ; When Freedom , wounded almost to despair , Though Discontent alone can find out where ; When themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a siren sung . Or tell me , if you can ...
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... peace , His spirits rising as his toils increase , Guards well what arts and industry have won , And Freedom claims him for her first - born son . Slaves fight for what were better cast away- The chain that binds them , and a tyrant's ...
... peace , His spirits rising as his toils increase , Guards well what arts and industry have won , And Freedom claims him for her first - born son . Slaves fight for what were better cast away- The chain that binds them , and a tyrant's ...
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