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... That tell you so - say , rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would shieg , reason as they ought . 67 The diadem , with mighty projects lined To catch renown TABLE TALK .
... That tell you so - say , rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would shieg , reason as they ought . 67 The diadem , with mighty projects lined To catch renown TABLE TALK .
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... thoughts contemplative have dwelt On situations that they never felt , Start up sagacious , cover'd with the dust Of dreaming study and pedantic rust , And prate and preach about what others prove , As if the world and they were hand ...
... thoughts contemplative have dwelt On situations that they never felt , Start up sagacious , cover'd with the dust Of dreaming study and pedantic rust , And prate and preach about what others prove , As if the world and they were hand ...
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... thought the dying hour already come , And a complete recovery struck him dumb . But that effeminacy , folly , lust , Enervate and enfeeble , and needs must ; And that a nation shamefully debased Will be despised and trampled on at last ...
... thought the dying hour already come , And a complete recovery struck him dumb . But that effeminacy , folly , lust , Enervate and enfeeble , and needs must ; And that a nation shamefully debased Will be despised and trampled on at last ...
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... thought , A terrible sagacity informs The poet's heart ; he looks to distant storms ; He hears the thunder ere the tempest lowers ; And , arm'd with strength surpassing human powers , Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts his ...
... thought , A terrible sagacity informs The poet's heart ; he looks to distant storms ; He hears the thunder ere the tempest lowers ; And , arm'd with strength surpassing human powers , Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts his ...
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... thought , Elegant as Simplicity , and warm As Ecstasy , unmanacled by form , Not prompted , as in our degenerate ... thoughts on human things The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But still , while Virtue kindled his delight ...
... thought , Elegant as Simplicity , and warm As Ecstasy , unmanacled by form , Not prompted , as in our degenerate ... thoughts on human things The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But still , while Virtue kindled his delight ...
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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