The Works of the English Poets, Volume 20J. Nichols, 1779 - 432 pages |
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... reigns where knowledge fhould prefide , Feuds are increas'd , and learning laid aside . Thus fynods oft ' concern for ... reign , No problems puzzle his lethargic brain ; But dark oblivion guards his peaceful bed , And lazy fogs hang ...
... reigns where knowledge fhould prefide , Feuds are increas'd , and learning laid aside . Thus fynods oft ' concern for ... reign , No problems puzzle his lethargic brain ; But dark oblivion guards his peaceful bed , And lazy fogs hang ...
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... reign , And my divinity ' s ador'd in Spain .. I fwains to fylvan folitudes convey , Where , ftretch'd on moffy beds , they waste away In gentle joys the night , in vows the day . What marks of wondrous clemency I've shown , Some ...
... reign , And my divinity ' s ador'd in Spain .. I fwains to fylvan folitudes convey , Where , ftretch'd on moffy beds , they waste away In gentle joys the night , in vows the day . What marks of wondrous clemency I've shown , Some ...
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... reign . With that , the God his darling Phantom calls , And from his faltering lips this message falls : Since mortals will dispute my power , I'll try Who has the greatest empire , they or I. Find Envy out , fome prince's court attend ...
... reign . With that , the God his darling Phantom calls , And from his faltering lips this message falls : Since mortals will dispute my power , I'll try Who has the greatest empire , they or I. Find Envy out , fome prince's court attend ...
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... reigns ; For fickly feasons the phyficians wait , And politicians thrive in broils of ftate ; The Lover ' s easy when the fair - one fighs , And Gods fubfift not but by facrifice . Each other being fome indulgence knows : Few are my ...
... reigns ; For fickly feasons the phyficians wait , And politicians thrive in broils of ftate ; The Lover ' s easy when the fair - one fighs , And Gods fubfift not but by facrifice . Each other being fome indulgence knows : Few are my ...
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... oppress ; Or fear their fury , or their name carefs ? If all the fiends that in low darkness reign Be not the fictions of a fickly brain , 25 30 35 40 45 That That project , the Difpenfary they call , Before the 38 POEMS . GARTH'S.
... oppress ; Or fear their fury , or their name carefs ? If all the fiends that in low darkness reign Be not the fictions of a fickly brain , 25 30 35 40 45 That That project , the Difpenfary they call , Before the 38 POEMS . GARTH'S.
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