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... shine ! Blest England , if this happiness be thine ! A. Guard what you say ; the patriotic tribe Will sneer , and charge you with a bribe.- B. A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie : And ...
... shine ! Blest England , if this happiness be thine ! A. Guard what you say ; the patriotic tribe Will sneer , and charge you with a bribe.- B. A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie : And ...
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... 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 worthless mind . A. Hail , Sternhold , then ; and Hopkins , hail ! - B. Amen . If ...
... 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 worthless mind . A. Hail , Sternhold , then ; and Hopkins , hail ! - B. Amen . If ...
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... shine in fable , and grace idle themes With all the embroidery of poetic dreams ; ' Twas theirs alone to dive into the plan That Truth and Mercy had reveal'd to man ; And while the World beside , that plan unknown , Deified useless wood ...
... shine in fable , and grace idle themes With all the embroidery of poetic dreams ; ' Twas theirs alone to dive into the plan That Truth and Mercy had reveal'd to man ; And while the World beside , that plan unknown , Deified useless wood ...
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... shine With light derived from thee , would smother thine : Thy very children watch for thy disgrace- A lawless brood , and curse thee to thy face . Thy rulers load thy credit , year by year , With sums Peruvian mines could never clear ...
... shine With light derived from thee , would smother thine : Thy very children watch for thy disgrace- A lawless brood , and curse thee to thy face . Thy rulers load thy credit , year by year , With sums Peruvian mines could never clear ...
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... shine , Pours out a flood of splendour upon thine ; Thou hast as bright an interest in her rays , As ever Roman had in Rome's best days . True freedom is where no restraint is known , That Scripture , Justice , and good Sense disown ...
... shine , Pours out a flood of splendour upon thine ; Thou hast as bright an interest in her rays , As ever Roman had in Rome's best days . True freedom is where no restraint is known , That Scripture , Justice , and good Sense disown ...
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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