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... rise from these minute resemblances in the fortune of two persons , whose names , probably , will be seldom mentioned asunder , while either our language or story subsist , were I not afraid of making this preface too tedious ...
... rise from these minute resemblances in the fortune of two persons , whose names , probably , will be seldom mentioned asunder , while either our language or story subsist , were I not afraid of making this preface too tedious ...
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... rise , Or , roused by fancy , meets my waking eyes . If business calls , or crowded courts invite , Th ' unblemished statesman seems to strike my sight ; If in the stage I seek to soothe my care , I meet his soul , which breathes in ...
... rise , Or , roused by fancy , meets my waking eyes . If business calls , or crowded courts invite , Th ' unblemished statesman seems to strike my sight ; If in the stage I seek to soothe my care , I meet his soul , which breathes in ...
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... rise or fall . Our British youth , unused to rough alarms , Careless of fame , and negligent of arms , Had long forgot to meditate the foe , And heard unwarmed the martial trumpet blow ; But now , inspired by thee , with fresh delight ...
... rise or fall . Our British youth , unused to rough alarms , Careless of fame , and negligent of arms , Had long forgot to meditate the foe , And heard unwarmed the martial trumpet blow ; But now , inspired by thee , with fresh delight ...
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... rising mirth destroys , Darkens our triumphs , and forbids our joys . But see , at length , the British ships appear ! Our Nassau comes ! and , as his fleet draws near , The rising masts advance , the sails grow white , And all his ...
... rising mirth destroys , Darkens our triumphs , and forbids our joys . But see , at length , the British ships appear ! Our Nassau comes ! and , as his fleet draws near , The rising masts advance , the sails grow white , And all his ...
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... rise . By turns they ease the loaden swarms , or drive The drone , a lazy insect , from their hive . The work is warmly plied through all the cells , And strong with thyme the new - made honey sinells . So in their caves the brawny ...
... rise . By turns they ease the loaden swarms , or drive The drone , a lazy insect , from their hive . The work is warmly plied through all the cells , And strong with thyme the new - made honey sinells . So in their caves the brawny ...
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Page 182 - Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.
Page 49 - The victor's shouts and dying groans confound, The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. "Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
Page xvii - To strew fresh laurels, let the task be mine, A frequent pilgrim at thy sacred shrine ; Mine with true sighs thy absence to bemoan, And grave with faithful epitaphs thy stone.