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... virtues of such men , man owes His portion in the good that Heaven bestows . And when recording History displays Feats of renown , though wrought in ancient days , Tells of a few stout hearts , that fought and died , Where duty placed ...
... virtues of such men , man owes His portion in the good that Heaven bestows . And when recording History displays Feats of renown , though wrought in ancient days , Tells of a few stout hearts , that fought and died , Where duty placed ...
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... Virtue's lap her just reward ; Keep Vice restrain'd behind a double guard ; To quell the faction that affronts the throne By silent magnanimity alone ; To nurse with tender care the thriving arts ; Watch every beam Philosophy imparts ...
... Virtue's lap her just reward ; Keep Vice restrain'd behind a double guard ; To quell the faction that affronts the throne By silent magnanimity alone ; To nurse with tender care the thriving arts ; Watch every beam Philosophy imparts ...
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... virtues that they scorn to wear , The fleeting forms of majesty engage Respect , while stalking o'er life's narrow stage ; Then leave their crimes for History to scan , And ask , with busy scorn , Was this the man ? I pity kings , whom ...
... virtues that they scorn to wear , The fleeting forms of majesty engage Respect , while stalking o'er life's narrow stage ; Then leave their crimes for History to scan , And ask , with busy scorn , Was this the man ? I pity kings , whom ...
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... virtue , truth , whate'er we call A blessing - freedom is the pledge of all . O Liberty ! the prisoner's pleasing dream , The poet's muse , his passion , and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art Fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee ...
... virtue , truth , whate'er we call A blessing - freedom is the pledge of all . O Liberty ! the prisoner's pleasing dream , The poet's muse , his passion , and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art Fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee ...
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... virtue still adorns our age , Though the chief actor died upon the stage . In him Demosthenes was heard again ; Liberty taught him her Athenian strain ; She clothed him with authority and awe , Spoke from his lips , and in his looks ...
... virtue still adorns our age , Though the chief actor died upon the stage . In him Demosthenes was heard again ; Liberty taught him her Athenian strain ; She clothed him with authority and awe , Spoke from his lips , and in his looks ...
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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