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... glory , built On selfish principles , is shame and guilt ; The deeds that men admire as half divine , Stark naught , because corrupt in their design . Strange doctrine this ! that without scruple tears The laurel that the very lightning ...
... glory , built On selfish principles , is shame and guilt ; The deeds that men admire as half divine , Stark naught , because corrupt in their design . Strange doctrine this ! that without scruple tears The laurel that the very lightning ...
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... glory in his plumes . He , Christian like , retreats with modest mien To the close copse , or far sequester'd green , And shines without desiring to be seen . The plea of works , as arrogant and vain , Heaven turns from with abhorrence ...
... glory in his plumes . He , Christian like , retreats with modest mien To the close copse , or far sequester'd green , And shines without desiring to be seen . The plea of works , as arrogant and vain , Heaven turns from with abhorrence ...
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... glory in his eyes , Supreme on earth , and worthy of the skies , Strength in his heart , dominion in his nod , And , thunderbolts excepted , quite a God ! So sings he , charm'd with his own mind and form , The song magnificent the theme ...
... glory in his eyes , Supreme on earth , and worthy of the skies , Strength in his heart , dominion in his nod , And , thunderbolts excepted , quite a God ! So sings he , charm'd with his own mind and form , The song magnificent the theme ...
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... glory and too weak to rise ? Torpid and dull beneath a frozen zone , Has she no spark that may be deem'd her own ? Grant her indebted to what zealots call Grace undeserved , yet surely not for all- Some beams of rectitude she yet ...
... glory and too weak to rise ? Torpid and dull beneath a frozen zone , Has she no spark that may be deem'd her own ? Grant her indebted to what zealots call Grace undeserved , yet surely not for all- Some beams of rectitude she yet ...
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... glory soil'd , Her princes captive , and her treasures spoil'd ; Wept till all Israel heard his bitter cry , Stamp'd with his foot , and smote upon his thigh . But wept , and stamp'd , and smote his thigh in vain , Pleasure is deaf when ...
... glory soil'd , Her princes captive , and her treasures spoil'd ; Wept till all Israel heard his bitter cry , Stamp'd with his foot , and smote upon his thigh . But wept , and stamp'd , and smote his thigh in vain , Pleasure is deaf when ...
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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