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Greatness of mind and fortune too . Thi Olympic trophies fhew : Both their several parts must do In the noble chace of fame ; This without that is blind , that without this is laine . Nor is fair Virtue's picture feen aright But in ...
Greatness of mind and fortune too . Thi Olympic trophies fhew : Both their several parts must do In the noble chace of fame ; This without that is blind , that without this is laine . Nor is fair Virtue's picture feen aright But in ...
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From thence he falls into the praise of Chro . mius's person , which he draws from his great endowments of mind and body , and most especially from his hospitality , and the worthy use of his riches . He likens his beginning to that of ...
From thence he falls into the praise of Chro . mius's person , which he draws from his great endowments of mind and body , and most especially from his hospitality , and the worthy use of his riches . He likens his beginning to that of ...
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She fill'd his mind with courage , and with wit , And a vast bounty , apt and fit For the great dower which Fortune made to it . ' Tis madness fure treasures to hoard , And make them useless , as in mines , remain , To lose th ...
She fill'd his mind with courage , and with wit , And a vast bounty , apt and fit For the great dower which Fortune made to it . ' Tis madness fure treasures to hoard , And make them useless , as in mines , remain , To lose th ...
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... come rolling from afar : Then scorns he such weak stops to his free source , And overruns the neighbouring fields with violent course , This knew the tyrant , and this useful thought His woanded mind to health and temper brought .
... come rolling from afar : Then scorns he such weak stops to his free source , And overruns the neighbouring fields with violent course , This knew the tyrant , and this useful thought His woanded mind to health and temper brought .
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... And ' gainst him arm'd the powerful rage of Saul : He saw the beauties of his fhape and face , His female sweetness , and his manly grace : Hc 100 110 He saw the nobler wonders of his mind , Great 74 COWLEY'S POEMS .
... And ' gainst him arm'd the powerful rage of Saul : He saw the beauties of his fhape and face , His female sweetness , and his manly grace : Hc 100 110 He saw the nobler wonders of his mind , Great 74 COWLEY'S POEMS .
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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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