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Page 3
... half divine , Stark naught , because corrupt in their design . Strange doctrine this ! that without scruple tears The laurel that the very lightning spares ; Brings down the warrior's trophy to the dust , And eats into his bloody sword ...
... half divine , Stark naught , because corrupt in their design . Strange doctrine this ! that without scruple tears The laurel that the very lightning spares ; Brings down the warrior's trophy to the dust , And eats into his bloody sword ...
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... half muscle and half bone , Supplies with warm activity and force A mind well - lodged , and masculine of course . Hence Liberty , sweet Liberty inspires , And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional control ...
... half muscle and half bone , Supplies with warm activity and force A mind well - lodged , and masculine of course . Hence Liberty , sweet Liberty inspires , And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional control ...
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... half undress'd , Stands in the desert , shivering and forlorn , A wintry figure , like a wither'd thorn . The shelves are full , all other themes are sped ; Hackney'd and worn to the last flimsy thread , Satire has long since done his ...
... half undress'd , Stands in the desert , shivering and forlorn , A wintry figure , like a wither'd thorn . The shelves are full , all other themes are sped ; Hackney'd and worn to the last flimsy thread , Satire has long since done his ...
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... half worn out , Craze antiquarian brains with endless doubt : Some headless hero , or some Cæsar shows- Defective only in his Roman nose ; Exhibits elevations , drawings , plans , Models of Herculanean pots and pans ; And sells them ...
... half worn out , Craze antiquarian brains with endless doubt : Some headless hero , or some Cæsar shows- Defective only in his Roman nose ; Exhibits elevations , drawings , plans , Models of Herculanean pots and pans ; And sells them ...
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... half mankind were like himself possess'd . Philosophers , who darken and put out Eternal truth , by everlasting doubt ; Church quacks , with passions under no command , Who fill the world with doctrines contraband , Discoverers of they ...
... half mankind were like himself possess'd . Philosophers , who darken and put out Eternal truth , by everlasting doubt ; Church quacks , with passions under no command , Who fill the world with doctrines contraband , Discoverers of they ...
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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