Eighteenth-century PoetryPatricia Ann Meyer Spacks, Patricia Meyer Spacks Prentice-Hall, 1964 - 451 pages |
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Page 139
... pow'r hath senates led : By that alone he swayed debates , Enriched himself , and beggared states . Forego your boast . You must conclude , That's most esteemed that's most pursued . Think too , in what a woeful plight That wretch must ...
... pow'r hath senates led : By that alone he swayed debates , Enriched himself , and beggared states . Forego your boast . You must conclude , That's most esteemed that's most pursued . Think too , in what a woeful plight That wretch must ...
Page 311
... pow'r advances pow'r ; Till conquest unresisted ceased to please , And rights submitted , left him none to seize . At length his sov'reign frowns - the train of state Mark the keen glance , and watch the sign to hate . Where'er he turns ...
... pow'r advances pow'r ; Till conquest unresisted ceased to please , And rights submitted , left him none to seize . At length his sov'reign frowns - the train of state Mark the keen glance , and watch the sign to hate . Where'er he turns ...
Page 318
... pow'r , whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious pray'r . Implore His aid , in His decisions rest , 355 Secure whate'er He gives , He gives the best . Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires , And strong devotion to ...
... pow'r , whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious pray'r . Implore His aid , in His decisions rest , 355 Secure whate'er He gives , He gives the best . Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires , And strong devotion to ...
Contents
Introduction | xvii |
Matthew Prior | xxiv |
To the Honorable Charles Montague Esq | 2 |
Copyright | |
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