Poems, Volume 1Stereotyped and printed by Andrew Wilson for J. Johnson, 1808 - English poetry |
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Page viii
... voluptuous , happy . We must lose the remembrance of what we once were , before we can believe , that a man is satisfied with himself , merely because he en- deavours to appear so . A smile upon the face viii PREFACE .
... voluptuous , happy . We must lose the remembrance of what we once were , before we can believe , that a man is satisfied with himself , merely because he en- deavours to appear so . A smile upon the face viii PREFACE .
Page ix
... smile when they are alone , who therefore are glad to hide themselves in a throng from the violence of their own reflections ; and who , while by their looks and their language they wish to persuade us they are happy , would be glad to ...
... smile when they are alone , who therefore are glad to hide themselves in a throng from the violence of their own reflections ; and who , while by their looks and their language they wish to persuade us they are happy , would be glad to ...
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... smile , to crouch , to please ; If smooth dissimulation , skilled to grace A devil's purpose with an angel's face ; If smiling peeresses , and simpering peers , Encompassing his throne a few short years ; If the gilt carriage and the ...
... smile , to crouch , to please ; If smooth dissimulation , skilled to grace A devil's purpose with an angel's face ; If smiling peeresses , and simpering peers , Encompassing his throne a few short years ; If the gilt carriage and the ...
Page 27
... smile , And fill with discontent a British isle . A. Freeman and slave then , if the case be such , Stand on a level ; and you prove too much : If all men indiscriminately share His fostering power , and tutelary care , As well be yoked ...
... smile , And fill with discontent a British isle . A. Freeman and slave then , if the case be such , Stand on a level ; and you prove too much : If all men indiscriminately share His fostering power , and tutelary care , As well be yoked ...
Page 34
... smiling down , and fix her here . But when a country ( one that I could name ) In prostitution sinks the sense of shame ; When infamous venality , grown bold , Writes on his bosom , to be let or sold ; When perjury , that heaven ...
... smiling down , and fix her here . But when a country ( one that I could name ) In prostitution sinks the sense of shame ; When infamous venality , grown bold , Writes on his bosom , to be let or sold ; When perjury , that heaven ...
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