Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... feels for himself . It is very probable these Poems may come into the hands of some persons , in whom the sight of the author's name will awaken a recol- lection of incidents and scenes , which through length of time they had almost ...
... feels for himself . It is very probable these Poems may come into the hands of some persons , in whom the sight of the author's name will awaken a recol- lection of incidents and scenes , which through length of time they had almost ...
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... feels ; Then view him self - proclaim'd in a gazette , Chief monster that has plagued the nations yet . The globe and sceptre in such hands misplaced , Those ensigns of dominion , how disgraced ! The glass , that bids man mark the ...
... feels ; Then view him self - proclaim'd in a gazette , Chief monster that has plagued the nations yet . The globe and sceptre in such hands misplaced , Those ensigns of dominion , how disgraced ! The glass , that bids man mark the ...
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... d patriot for no cause , But that they catch at popular applause , Careless of all the anxiety he feels , Hook disappointment on the public wheels ; With all their fluent flippancy of tongue , Most confident 4 TABLE TALK .
... d patriot for no cause , But that they catch at popular applause , Careless of all the anxiety he feels , Hook disappointment on the public wheels ; With all their fluent flippancy of tongue , Most confident 4 TABLE TALK .
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... feel the alacrity and joy With which he shouts and carols Vive le roi , Fill'd with as much true merriment and glee , As if he heard his king say - Slave , be free . Thus happiness depends , as Nature shows , Less on exterior things ...
... feel the alacrity and joy With which he shouts and carols Vive le roi , Fill'd with as much true merriment and glee , As if he heard his king say - Slave , be free . Thus happiness depends , as Nature shows , Less on exterior things ...
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... feels indeed the fire The muse imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er the theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the ...
... feels indeed the fire The muse imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er the theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the ...
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