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66 Go to great Syracuse , my Muse , and wait At Chromius ' hospitable gate ; ' Twill open wide to let thee in , When thy lyre's voice shall but begin ; Joy , plenty , and free welcome , dwells within . The Tyrian beds thou lhalt find ...
66 Go to great Syracuse , my Muse , and wait At Chromius ' hospitable gate ; ' Twill open wide to let thee in , When thy lyre's voice shall but begin ; Joy , plenty , and free welcome , dwells within . The Tyrian beds thou lhalt find ...
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It feeds it strongly , and it clothes it gay , And , when it dies , with comely pride Embalms it , and erects a pyramid That never will decay Till heaven itself shall melt away , And nought behind it stay . Begin the song , and strike ...
It feeds it strongly , and it clothes it gay , And , when it dies , with comely pride Embalms it , and erects a pyramid That never will decay Till heaven itself shall melt away , And nought behind it stay . Begin the song , and strike ...
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Then shall the scatter'd atoms crowding come Back to their ancient home ; Some froin birds , from fishes some ; Some froin earth , and some from seas ; Some from beasts , and some from trees ; Some descend from clouds on high ...
Then shall the scatter'd atoms crowding come Back to their ancient home ; Some froin birds , from fishes some ; Some froin earth , and some from seas ; Some from beasts , and some from trees ; Some descend from clouds on high ...
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And , if we weigh , like thee , Nature and Causes , we shall see That thus it needs must be To things immortal , Time can do no wrong , And that which never is to die , for ever must be young . D E S T 1 N Y. ** Hoc quoque Fatale eft ...
And , if we weigh , like thee , Nature and Causes , we shall see That thus it needs must be To things immortal , Time can do no wrong , And that which never is to die , for ever must be young . D E S T 1 N Y. ** Hoc quoque Fatale eft ...
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Or shall we fear to kill him , if before The cancel'd name of friend he bore ? Ingrateful Brutus do they call ? Ingrateful Cæsar , who could Rome enthrall ! An act more barbarous and unnatural ( In th ' exact balance of true virtue ...
Or shall we fear to kill him , if before The cancel'd name of friend he bore ? Ingrateful Brutus do they call ? Ingrateful Cæsar , who could Rome enthrall ! An act more barbarous and unnatural ( In th ' exact balance of true virtue ...
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| Title | The Works of the English Poets, Volume 1 |
| Author | Abraham Cowley |
| Editors | Samuel Johnson, C. Bathrust (Londres) |
| Publisher | H. Hughs, 1779 |
| Original from | the Complutense University of Madrid |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2009 |
| Length | 407 pages |
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