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Page 49
... never knew , And , therefore , never miss'd . But Nature works in ev'ry breast ; Instinct is never quite suppress'd ; And Dick felt some desires , Which , after many an effort vain , Instructed him at length to gain A pass between his ...
... never knew , And , therefore , never miss'd . But Nature works in ev'ry breast ; Instinct is never quite suppress'd ; And Dick felt some desires , Which , after many an effort vain , Instructed him at length to gain A pass between his ...
Page 85
... never tir'd ; Never elated , while one man's oppress'd ; Never dejected while another's bless'd : And where no wants , no , wishes can remain , Since but to wish more Virtue , is to gain . POPE . See the sole bliss Heav'n could on all ...
... never tir'd ; Never elated , while one man's oppress'd ; Never dejected while another's bless'd : And where no wants , no , wishes can remain , Since but to wish more Virtue , is to gain . POPE . See the sole bliss Heav'n could on all ...
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... never fasts , no banquet c'er enjoys ; Who never toils or watches , never sleeps . Let nature rest : and when the taste of joy Grows keen , indulge : but shun satiety . ' Tis not for mortals always to be blest . But him the least the ...
... never fasts , no banquet c'er enjoys ; Who never toils or watches , never sleeps . Let nature rest : and when the taste of joy Grows keen , indulge : but shun satiety . ' Tis not for mortals always to be blest . But him the least the ...
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Virtue our higheſt Intereſt | 2 |
Elegy written in a Coun | 10 |
NARRATIVE PIECES | 14 |
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