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Then in rich Saturn's peaceful state Were they for sacred treasures plac'd , The Muse - discovered world of Islands Fortunate . Soft - footed winds with tuneful voices there Dance through the perfum'd air : There 3 There ...
Then in rich Saturn's peaceful state Were they for sacred treasures plac'd , The Muse - discovered world of Islands Fortunate . Soft - footed winds with tuneful voices there Dance through the perfum'd air : There 3 There ...
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“ Whate'er these seem , whate'er philosophy " And fenfe or reafon tell , ” said I , “ These things have life , election , liberty ; “ ' Tis their own wisdom moulds their state , " Their faults and virtues make their fate .
“ Whate'er these seem , whate'er philosophy " And fenfe or reafon tell , ” said I , “ These things have life , election , liberty ; “ ' Tis their own wisdom moulds their state , " Their faults and virtues make their fate .
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... but Life ' s a name That nothing here can truly claim : This wretched inn , where we scarce stay to bait ; We call our dwelling - place ; We call one step a race : But angels , in their full enlighten'd state , Angels , who Live ...
... but Life ' s a name That nothing here can truly claim : This wretched inn , where we scarce stay to bait ; We call our dwelling - place ; We call one step a race : But angels , in their full enlighten'd state , Angels , who Live ...
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Of Men and Ages past Seraiah read ; Embalm'd in long - liv'd history the dead ; Show'd the steep falls and now ascent of states ; 755 What wisdom and what follies make their fates .
Of Men and Ages past Seraiah read ; Embalm'd in long - liv'd history the dead ; Show'd the steep falls and now ascent of states ; 755 What wisdom and what follies make their fates .
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55 Love ( this world's grace ) exalts his natural state ; He feels thee , Love ! and feels no more his weight . Ye learned heads , whom ivy garlands grace , Why does that twining plant the oak embrace ? The oak , for courtship most of ...
55 Love ( this world's grace ) exalts his natural state ; He feels thee , Love ! and feels no more his weight . Ye learned heads , whom ivy garlands grace , Why does that twining plant the oak embrace ? The oak , for courtship most of ...
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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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