Poems, Volume 1Stereotyped and printed by Andrew Wilson for J. Johnson, 1808 - English poetry |
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Page vii
... , proves itself , when rightly understood , and cordially em- braced , to be the grand desideratum , which alone can relieve the mind of man from pain- ful and unavoidable anxieties , inspire it with stable peace PREFACE . vii.
... , proves itself , when rightly understood , and cordially em- braced , to be the grand desideratum , which alone can relieve the mind of man from pain- ful and unavoidable anxieties , inspire it with stable peace PREFACE . vii.
Page 25
... warm activity and force A mind well - lodged , and masculine of course . Hence liberty , sweet liberty inspires , And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional controul , He bears it with meek TABLE TALK . 25.
... warm activity and force A mind well - lodged , and masculine of course . Hence liberty , sweet liberty inspires , And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional controul , He bears it with meek TABLE TALK . 25.
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... mind attains beneath her happy reign The growth that nature meant she should attain The varied fields of science , ever new , Opening and wider opening on her view , She ventures onward with a prosperous force , While no base fear ...
... mind attains beneath her happy reign The growth that nature meant she should attain The varied fields of science , ever new , Opening and wider opening on her view , She ventures onward with a prosperous force , While no base fear ...
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... minds Communicates with joy the good she finds : Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war , but for the sake of peace , His spirits rising as his toils increase , Guards well ...
... minds Communicates with joy the good she finds : Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war , but for the sake of peace , His spirits rising as his toils increase , Guards well ...
Page 35
... vice disposed and prepares The mind , that slumbers sweetly in her snares , To stoop to tyranny's usurped command , And bend her polished neck beneath his hand , 1 ( A dire effect , by one of nature's laws TABLE TALK . 35.
... vice disposed and prepares The mind , that slumbers sweetly in her snares , To stoop to tyranny's usurped command , And bend her polished neck beneath his hand , 1 ( A dire effect , by one of nature's laws TABLE TALK . 35.
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