Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 |
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... wind that raised it , and it fell . He trod the very self - same ground you tread , And victory refuted all he said . B. And yet his judgment was not framed amiss ; Its error , if it erred , was merely this-- He thought the dying hour ...
... wind that raised it , and it fell . He trod the very self - same ground you tread , And victory refuted all he said . B. And yet his judgment was not framed amiss ; Its error , if it erred , was merely this-- He thought the dying hour ...
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... and imitative knack Confine the million in the beaten track , Perhaps Snuffs up some courser who disdains the road , the wind , and flings himself abroad . Contemporaries all surpassed , see one ; Short his career TABLE TALK . 19.
... and imitative knack Confine the million in the beaten track , Perhaps Snuffs up some courser who disdains the road , the wind , and flings himself abroad . Contemporaries all surpassed , see one ; Short his career TABLE TALK . 19.
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... wind to parch us at a blast ? Can British Paradise no scenes afford To please her sated and indifferent lord ? Are sweet philosophy's enjoyments run Quite to the lees ? And has religion none ? Brutes capable would tell you ' tis a lie ...
... wind to parch us at a blast ? Can British Paradise no scenes afford To please her sated and indifferent lord ? Are sweet philosophy's enjoyments run Quite to the lees ? And has religion none ? Brutes capable would tell you ' tis a lie ...
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... wind she swims , and sails away ; Now stoops upon it , and now grasps the prey . Petronius ! all the muses weep for thee ; But every tear shall scald thy memory : The graces , too , while virtue at their shrine Lay bleeding under that ...
... wind she swims , and sails away ; Now stoops upon it , and now grasps the prey . Petronius ! all the muses weep for thee ; But every tear shall scald thy memory : The graces , too , while virtue at their shrine Lay bleeding under that ...
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... wind . Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill ; Bend the straight rule to their own crooked will ; And with a clear and shining lamp supplied , First put it out , then take it for a guide . Halting on crutches of unequal size , One ...
... wind . Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill ; Bend the straight rule to their own crooked will ; And with a clear and shining lamp supplied , First put it out , then take it for a guide . Halting on crutches of unequal size , One ...
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