PoemsWalter Scott, 1820 - 24 pages |
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... Human Frailty The Modern Patriot • On observing some Names of little Note re- corded in the Biographia Britannica Report of an adjudged Case , not to be found in any of the Books On the Burning of Lord Mansfield's Library On the same ...
... Human Frailty The Modern Patriot • On observing some Names of little Note re- corded in the Biographia Britannica Report of an adjudged Case , not to be found in any of the Books On the Burning of Lord Mansfield's Library On the same ...
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... God's own name upon a lie just made , To turn a penny in the way of trade ; When Avarice starves ( and never hides his face ) Two or three millions of the human race , And not a tongue inquires , how , where , TABLE TALK . 11.
... God's own name upon a lie just made , To turn a penny in the way of trade ; When Avarice starves ( and never hides his face ) Two or three millions of the human race , And not a tongue inquires , how , where , TABLE TALK . 11.
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... human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame ; She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of every feeling line . But if a deed , not tamely to be borne , Fire indignation and a sense of scorn , The ...
... human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame ; She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of every feeling line . But if a deed , not tamely to be borne , Fire indignation and a sense of scorn , The ...
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... human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings ; But still , while Virtue kindled his delight , The song was moral , and so far was right . ' Twas thus , till Luxury seduced the mind To joys less innocent , as less refined ...
... human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings ; But still , while Virtue kindled his delight , The song was moral , and so far was right . ' Twas thus , till Luxury seduced the mind To joys less innocent , as less refined ...
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... human hearts ; Tell where she lurks , beneath what flowery shades , That not a glimpse of genuine light pervades , The poisonous , black , insinuating worm Successfully conceals her loathsome form . Take , if ye can , ye careless and ...
... human hearts ; Tell where she lurks , beneath what flowery shades , That not a glimpse of genuine light pervades , The poisonous , black , insinuating worm Successfully conceals her loathsome form . Take , if ye can , ye careless and ...
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Aspasio beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth