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... by Despotism's hand , As dwell at large in Britain's charter'd land . B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind attains , beneath her happy reign , The 10 TABLE TALK ♪
... by Despotism's hand , As dwell at large in Britain's charter'd land . B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind attains , beneath her happy reign , The 10 TABLE TALK ♪
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... thousand listening minds Communicates with joy the good she finds ; Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war , but for the sake of peace , His spirits rising as his toils ...
... thousand listening minds Communicates with joy the good she finds ; Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war , but for the sake of peace , His spirits rising as his toils ...
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... thousands in a roar , When he usurp'd Authority's just place , And dared to look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watchword was - destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her drooping ...
... thousands in a roar , When he usurp'd Authority's just place , And dared to look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watchword was - destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her drooping ...
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... thousand little throats With music , modulating all their notes ; [ known , And charms the woodland scenes , and wilds un- With artless airs and concerts of her own : But seldom ( as if fearful of expense ) Vouchsafes to man a poet's ...
... thousand little throats With music , modulating all their notes ; [ known , And charms the woodland scenes , and wilds un- With artless airs and concerts of her own : But seldom ( as if fearful of expense ) Vouchsafes to man a poet's ...
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... thousand lies . As creeping ivy clings to wood or stone , And hides the ruin that it feeds upon ; So sophistry cleaves close to , and protects Sin's rotten trunk , concealing its defects . Mortals , whose pleasures are their only care ...
... thousand lies . As creeping ivy clings to wood or stone , And hides the ruin that it feeds upon ; So sophistry cleaves close to , and protects Sin's rotten trunk , concealing its defects . Mortals , whose pleasures are their only care ...
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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