The Works of the English Poets, Volume 46R. Hett, 1779 - 376 pages |
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... fire . Thrice happy man ! whofe foul , and guiltless breast , Are well prepar'd to lodge th ' Almighty gueft ! ' Tis He that lends thy towering thoughts their wing , And tunes thy lyre , when thou attempt's to sing : He to thy foul lets ...
... fire . Thrice happy man ! whofe foul , and guiltless breast , Are well prepar'd to lodge th ' Almighty gueft ! ' Tis He that lends thy towering thoughts their wing , And tunes thy lyre , when thou attempt's to sing : He to thy foul lets ...
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... fire ? Should an expiring faint , whofe fwimming eyes . Mingle the images of things about him , But hear the leaft exalted of thy ftrains , How greedily he ' d drink the mufic in , Thinking his heavenly convoy waited near ! So great a ...
... fire ? Should an expiring faint , whofe fwimming eyes . Mingle the images of things about him , But hear the leaft exalted of thy ftrains , How greedily he ' d drink the mufic in , Thinking his heavenly convoy waited near ! So great a ...
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... fire . " If we speak of ftrength , " Behold , he is ftrong : He removes the mountains , " and they know it not : He overturns them in his an- << ger : He fhakes the earth from her place , and her pil- " lars tremble : He makes a path ...
... fire . " If we speak of ftrength , " Behold , he is ftrong : He removes the mountains , " and they know it not : He overturns them in his an- << ger : He fhakes the earth from her place , and her pil- " lars tremble : He makes a path ...
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... fire out of his mouth devour- eth , coals are kindled by it . He bows the heavens , " and comes down , and darkness is under his feet . " The mountains melt like wax , and flow down at his 66 prefence . " If Virgil , Homer , or Pindar ...
... fire out of his mouth devour- eth , coals are kindled by it . He bows the heavens , " and comes down , and darkness is under his feet . " The mountains melt like wax , and flow down at his 66 prefence . " If Virgil , Homer , or Pindar ...
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... fire kindling within them ; for the flathes that break out in fome prefent and paft writings betray an infernal fource . This the incomparable Mr. Cowley , in the lat- ter end of his preface , and the ingenious Sir Richard Blackmore ...
... fire kindling within them ; for the flathes that break out in fome prefent and paft writings betray an infernal fource . This the incomparable Mr. Cowley , in the lat- ter end of his preface , and the ingenious Sir Richard Blackmore ...
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