The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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Page 5
... heart . I'd have her reason all her passion sway : Easy in company , in private gay : Coy to a fop , to the deserving free ; Still constant to herself , and just to me . A soul she should have for great actions fit ; Prudence and wisdom ...
... heart . I'd have her reason all her passion sway : Easy in company , in private gay : Coy to a fop , to the deserving free ; Still constant to herself , and just to me . A soul she should have for great actions fit ; Prudence and wisdom ...
Page 10
... ? Self - love , ambition , envy , pride , Their empire in our heart divide . Give others riches , power , and station , ' Tis all to me an usurpation . I have no title to aspire ; Yet , when 10 SWIFT . On the Death of Dr Swift.
... ? Self - love , ambition , envy , pride , Their empire in our heart divide . Give others riches , power , and station , ' Tis all to me an usurpation . I have no title to aspire ; Yet , when 10 SWIFT . On the Death of Dr Swift.
Page 12
... hearts Have better learn'd to act their parts , Receive the news in doleful dumps : " The Dean is dead : ( Pray what ... heart :) But dearest friends , they say , must part . His time was come ; he ran his race ; We hope he's in a better ...
... hearts Have better learn'd to act their parts , Receive the news in doleful dumps : " The Dean is dead : ( Pray what ... heart :) But dearest friends , they say , must part . His time was come ; he ran his race ; We hope he's in a better ...
Page 16
... heart was most cold , if it was not most in- sincere . Cold as it was , Steele clung to it with unextinguishable fondness . He shared his poverty with him , and never sought to profit by his prosperity . When Addison played the hard and ...
... heart was most cold , if it was not most in- sincere . Cold as it was , Steele clung to it with unextinguishable fondness . He shared his poverty with him , and never sought to profit by his prosperity . When Addison played the hard and ...
Page 19
... heart shall fear no ill , For thou , O Lord , art with me still ; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid , And guide me through the dreadful shade . Though in a bare and rugged way , Through devious lonely wilds I stray , Thy bounty shall ...
... heart shall fear no ill , For thou , O Lord , art with me still ; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid , And guide me through the dreadful shade . Though in a bare and rugged way , Through devious lonely wilds I stray , Thy bounty shall ...
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