The Works of the English Poets, Volume 30J. Nichols, 1779 - 304 pages |
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... bowl I drown thofe fighs , Which , fpite of wisdom , from our weakness rise . The draught to the dead's memory I commend , And offer to thee now , immortal friend . But But if , oppos'd to what my thoughts approve , 16 POEMS . PRIOR'S.
... bowl I drown thofe fighs , Which , fpite of wisdom , from our weakness rise . The draught to the dead's memory I commend , And offer to thee now , immortal friend . But But if , oppos'd to what my thoughts approve , 16 POEMS . PRIOR'S.
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... rise ; Where gates fhould open ; or where walls fhould com- pafs : While from thy childish paftime man receiv'd The future ftrength and ornament of nations . Battus , our great progenitor , now touch'd The Libyan ftrand ; when the ...
... rise ; Where gates fhould open ; or where walls fhould com- pafs : While from thy childish paftime man receiv'd The future ftrength and ornament of nations . Battus , our great progenitor , now touch'd The Libyan ftrand ; when the ...
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... rise perhaps ; and I have mist them : But I can call to my affiftance 199 Proximity ( mark that ! ) and distance ; Can prove , that all things on occafion Love union , and defire adhesion ; That Alma merely is a fcale ; And motives ...
... rise perhaps ; and I have mist them : But I can call to my affiftance 199 Proximity ( mark that ! ) and distance ; Can prove , that all things on occafion Love union , and defire adhesion ; That Alma merely is a fcale ; And motives ...
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... rise ! The frighted Angels heard th ' Almighty Lord ; And o'er the earth from wrathful viols pour'd Tempests and forms , obedient to his word . 380 } Mean Mean time , his Providence to Noah gave The guard 178 SOLOMON . PRIOR'S.
... rise ! The frighted Angels heard th ' Almighty Lord ; And o'er the earth from wrathful viols pour'd Tempests and forms , obedient to his word . 380 } Mean Mean time , his Providence to Noah gave The guard 178 SOLOMON . PRIOR'S.
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... rising urns ; And the eternal flood no want of water mourns . Why then must Man obey the sad decree , Which fubjects neither fun , nor wind , nor fea ? A flower , that does with opening morn arise , And , flourishing the day , at ...
... rising urns ; And the eternal flood no want of water mourns . Why then must Man obey the sad decree , Which fubjects neither fun , nor wind , nor fea ? A flower , that does with opening morn arise , And , flourishing the day , at ...
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