Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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Page 9
... peace , that Riot would disturb ; And Liberty , preserved from wild excess , Shall raise no feuds for armies to suppress . When Tumult lately burst his prison - door , And set plebeian thousands in a roar ; When he usurp'd Authority's ...
... peace , that Riot would disturb ; And Liberty , preserved from wild excess , Shall raise no feuds for armies to suppress . When Tumult lately burst his prison - door , And set plebeian thousands in a roar ; When he usurp'd Authority's ...
Page 22
... Peace follows Virtue as its sure reward ; And Pleasure brings us surely in her train Remorse , and Sorrow , and vindictive Pain . Man , thus endued with an elective voice , Must be supplied with objects of his choice ; Where'er he turns ...
... Peace follows Virtue as its sure reward ; And Pleasure brings us surely in her train Remorse , and Sorrow , and vindictive Pain . Man , thus endued with an elective voice , Must be supplied with objects of his choice ; Where'er he turns ...
Page 24
... Has charm'd me much , ( not e'en Occiduus more ) Love , joy , and peace , make harmony more meet For sabbath evenings , and perhaps as sweet . Will not the sickliest sheep of every flock Resort to 24 THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR .
... Has charm'd me much , ( not e'en Occiduus more ) Love , joy , and peace , make harmony more meet For sabbath evenings , and perhaps as sweet . Will not the sickliest sheep of every flock Resort to 24 THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR .
Page 36
... Peace , be still ; But " Thus far and no farther , " when address'd To the wild wave , or wilder human breast , Implies authority that never can , That never ought to be the lot of man . But , muse , forbear ; long flights forebode a ...
... Peace , be still ; But " Thus far and no farther , " when address'd To the wild wave , or wilder human breast , Implies authority that never can , That never ought to be the lot of man . But , muse , forbear ; long flights forebode a ...
Page 44
... rights of his offended Lord , And death or restitution is the word : The last impossible , he fears the first , And , having well deserved , expects the worst . Then welcome refuge , and a peaceful home ; O 44 TRUTH .
... rights of his offended Lord , And death or restitution is the word : The last impossible , he fears the first , And , having well deserved , expects the worst . Then welcome refuge , and a peaceful home ; O 44 TRUTH .
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