Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... thousands in a similar situa- tion still do ) that he should continue dissatis- fied , with all the means apparently conducive to satisfaction within his reach : but in due time the cause of his disappointment was dis- covered to him ...
... thousands in a similar situa- tion still do ) that he should continue dissatis- fied , with all the means apparently conducive to satisfaction within his reach : but in due time the cause of his disappointment was dis- covered to him ...
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... thousand charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The 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 ...
... thousand charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The 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 ...
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... thousand listening 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 ...
... thousand listening 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 ...
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... thousands in a roar ; When he usurp'd Authority's just place , And dared to look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watchword was -- Destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her ...
... thousands in a roar ; When he usurp'd Authority's just place , And dared to look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watchword was -- Destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her ...
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... thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their courage dies ; In wisdom , wealth , in fortune , and in lies ; But all they trust in withers , as it must , When He commands , in whom they place no trust . Vengeance at last pours down ...
... thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their courage dies ; In wisdom , wealth , in fortune , and in lies ; But all they trust in withers , as it must , When He commands , in whom they place no trust . Vengeance at last pours down ...
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