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... , 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 ; Then Genius danced a bacchanal ; he crown'd The brimming 20 20 TABLE TALK .
... , 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 ; Then Genius danced a bacchanal ; he crown'd The brimming 20 20 TABLE TALK .
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... delight , profaned the sacred wires . Anacreon , Horace , play'd in Greece and Rome This bedlam part ; and others nearer home . When Cromwell fought for power , and , while he reign'd , The proud protector of the power he gain'd ...
... delight , profaned the sacred wires . Anacreon , Horace , play'd in Greece and Rome This bedlam part ; and others nearer home . When Cromwell fought for power , and , while he reign'd , The proud protector of the power he gain'd ...
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... delight the mind . Then Pope , as harmony itself exact , In verse well disciplined , complete , compact , Gave Virtue and Morality a grace , That , quite eclipsing Pleasure's painted face , Levied a tax of wonder and applause , E'en on ...
... delight the mind . Then Pope , as harmony itself exact , In verse well disciplined , complete , compact , Gave Virtue and Morality a grace , That , quite eclipsing Pleasure's painted face , Levied a tax of wonder and applause , E'en on ...
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... delight ; Distorted from its use and just design , To make the pitiful possessor shine , To purchase , at the fool - frequented fair Of Vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind- Proof of a trifling and a ...
... delight ; Distorted from its use and just design , To make the pitiful possessor shine , To purchase , at the fool - frequented fair Of Vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind- Proof of a trifling and a ...
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... delight , Or present , or in prospect , meet his sight ; Those open on the spot their honey'd store , These call him loudly to pursuit of more . His unexhausted mine the sordid vice Avarice shows , and virtue is the price . Here various ...
... delight , Or present , or in prospect , meet his sight ; Those open on the spot their honey'd store , These call him loudly to pursuit of more . His unexhausted mine the sordid vice Avarice shows , and virtue is the price . Here various ...
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beams beneath bids bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Cheapside CHISWICK courser dark dear deeds delight design'd divine dream e'en earth Edmonton errours eyes fair Fancy fear feel fire flowers folly fool form'd frown GEORGE ROMNEY Gilpin give glory God's grace hand happy hast hate heart Heaven heavenly hope hour JOHN GILPIN labour land learn'd light lust lyre mankind mind muse Nature never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps Pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride proud prove Rome rude sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight sithe skies smile song SONNET sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste tears telescopic eye tempest thee theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler true truth Twas verse VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wild WILLIAM COWPER wintry wisdom zeal