Poems, Volume 1Stereotyped and printed by Andrew Wilson for J. Johnson, 1808 - English poetry |
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Page 130
... hast set the persecuted free , None interposes now to succour thee . Countries indebted to thy power , that shine With light derived from thee , would smother thine : Thy very children watch for thy disgrace- A lawless brood , and curse ...
... hast set the persecuted free , None interposes now to succour thee . Countries indebted to thy power , that shine With light derived from thee , would smother thine : Thy very children watch for thy disgrace- A lawless brood , and curse ...
Page 133
... Hast thou ( a sacrilege his soul abhors ) Claimed all the glory of thy prosperous wars ? Proud of thy fleets and armies , stolen the gem Of his just praise , to lavish it on them ? Hast thou not learned , what thou art often told , A ...
... Hast thou ( a sacrilege his soul abhors ) Claimed all the glory of thy prosperous wars ? Proud of thy fleets and armies , stolen the gem Of his just praise , to lavish it on them ? Hast thou not learned , what thou art often told , A ...
Page 134
... Hast thou , tho ' suckled at fair freedom's breast , Exported slavery to the conquered East , Pulled down the tyrants India served with dread , And raised thyself , a greater in their stead ? Gone thither armed and hungry , returned ...
... Hast thou , tho ' suckled at fair freedom's breast , Exported slavery to the conquered East , Pulled down the tyrants India served with dread , And raised thyself , a greater in their stead ? Gone thither armed and hungry , returned ...
Page 135
... hast known eclipses , and endured Dimness and anguish , all thy beams obscured , When sin has shed dishonour on thy brow ; And never of a sabler hue than now ) Hast thou , with heart perverse and conscience seared , Despising all rebuke ...
... hast known eclipses , and endured Dimness and anguish , all thy beams obscured , When sin has shed dishonour on thy brow ; And never of a sabler hue than now ) Hast thou , with heart perverse and conscience seared , Despising all rebuke ...
Page 136
... Hast thou within thee sin , that in old time Brought fire from heaven , the sex - abusing crime , Whose horrid perpetration stamps disgrace Baboons are free from , upon human race ? Think on the fruitful and well - watered spot , That ...
... Hast thou within thee sin , that in old time Brought fire from heaven , the sex - abusing crime , Whose horrid perpetration stamps disgrace Baboons are free from , upon human race ? Think on the fruitful and well - watered spot , That ...
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