The Works of the English Poets, Volume 11H. Baldwin, 1779 |
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... thou , the first in merit and command ! And you the peers and princes of the land ! May every joy be yours ! nor this the least , When due libation fhall have crown'd the feast , Safe to my home to send your happy guest . i 30 35 40 45 ...
... thou , the first in merit and command ! And you the peers and princes of the land ! May every joy be yours ! nor this the least , When due libation fhall have crown'd the feast , Safe to my home to send your happy guest . i 30 35 40 45 ...
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... thou here a stranger to our name ? Thou feeft an island , not to those unknown Whofe hills are brighten'd by the rifing fun , Nor thofe that plac'd beneath his utmost reign Behold him finking in the western main . The rugged foil allows ...
... thou here a stranger to our name ? Thou feeft an island , not to those unknown Whofe hills are brighten'd by the rifing fun , Nor thofe that plac'd beneath his utmost reign Behold him finking in the western main . The rugged foil allows ...
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... thou must from Fate expect . Domeftic woes far heavier to be borne ! The pride of fools , and flaves ' insulting scorn . 350 But thou be filent , nor reveal thy state ; Yield to the force of unresisted fate , And And bear unmov'd the ...
... thou must from Fate expect . Domeftic woes far heavier to be borne ! The pride of fools , and flaves ' insulting scorn . 350 But thou be filent , nor reveal thy state ; Yield to the force of unresisted fate , And And bear unmov'd the ...
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... thou but equal to thyfelf be found , What gasping numbers then shall press the ground ! What human victims ftain the feastful floor ! How wide the pavements float with guilty gore ! It fits thee now to wear a dark disguise , And fecret ...
... thou but equal to thyfelf be found , What gasping numbers then shall press the ground ! What human victims ftain the feastful floor ! How wide the pavements float with guilty gore ! It fits thee now to wear a dark disguise , And fecret ...
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... thou , O all - enlighten'd Mind ! Inform him certain , and protect him , kind ? To whom Minerva : Be thy foul at reft ; And know , whatever Heaven ordains , is best . } 485 To fame I fent him , to acquire renown : To other regions is ...
... thou , O all - enlighten'd Mind ! Inform him certain , and protect him , kind ? To whom Minerva : Be thy foul at reft ; And know , whatever Heaven ordains , is best . } 485 To fame I fent him , to acquire renown : To other regions is ...
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