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... Brings down the warrior's trophy to the dust , And eats into his bloody sword like rust . B. I grant that , men continuing what they are , Fierce , avaricious , proud , there must be war ; And never meant the rule should be applied To ...
... Brings down the warrior's trophy to the dust , And eats into his bloody sword like rust . B. I grant that , men continuing what they are , Fierce , avaricious , proud , there must be war ; And never meant the rule should be applied To ...
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... bring forth Their sober zeal , integrity , and worth ; Courage , ungraced by these , affronts the skies , Is but the fire without the sacrifice . The stream that feeds the well - spring of the heart Not more invigorates life's noblest ...
... bring forth Their sober zeal , integrity , and worth ; Courage , ungraced by these , affronts the skies , Is but the fire without the sacrifice . The stream that feeds the well - spring of the heart Not more invigorates life's noblest ...
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... Brings colours dipp'd in heaven , that never die ; A soul , exalted above earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And as the Sun , in ... bring forth nothing new . " Twere new , indeed , to see a bard 24 TABLE TALK .
... Brings colours dipp'd in heaven , that never die ; A soul , exalted above earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And as the Sun , in ... bring forth nothing new . " Twere new , indeed , to see a bard 24 TABLE TALK .
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... Brings every thought , word , action , to the test ; Warns him or prompts , approves him or restrains , As reason , or as passion , takes the reins . Heaven from above , and Conscience from within , Cries in his startled ear - Abstain ...
... Brings every thought , word , action , to the test ; Warns him or prompts , approves him or restrains , As reason , or as passion , takes the reins . Heaven from above , and Conscience from within , Cries in his startled ear - Abstain ...
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... flies , Leaps every fence but one - there falls and dies ; Like a slain deer , the tumbrel brings him home , Unmiss'd but by his dogs and by his groom . Ye clergy ! while your orbit is your place , THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR . 29.
... flies , Leaps every fence but one - there falls and dies ; Like a slain deer , the tumbrel brings him home , Unmiss'd but by his dogs and by his groom . Ye clergy ! while your orbit is your place , THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR . 29.
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beams beneath bids bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Cheapside CHISWICK courser dark dear deeds delight design'd divine dream e'en earth Edmonton errours eyes fair Fancy fear feel fire flowers folly fool form'd frown GEORGE ROMNEY Gilpin give glory God's grace hand happy hast hate heart Heaven heavenly hope hour JOHN GILPIN labour land learn'd light lust lyre mankind mind muse Nature never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps Pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride proud prove Rome rude sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight sithe skies smile song SONNET sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste tears telescopic eye tempest thee theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler true truth Twas verse VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wild WILLIAM COWPER wintry wisdom zeal