The idler. PoemsPafraets Book Company, 1908 |
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Page 17
... flight and opposi- tion were vain alike . Those invaders ranged over the continent slaughtering , in their rage , those that re- sisted , and those that submitted , in their mirth . Of those that remained , some were buried in cav- erns ...
... flight and opposi- tion were vain alike . Those invaders ranged over the continent slaughtering , in their rage , those that re- sisted , and those that submitted , in their mirth . Of those that remained , some were buried in cav- erns ...
Page 35
... flight of locusts . SIR , No. 86. SATURDAY , DECEMBER 8 , 1759 TO THE IDLER . AM a young lady newly married to a young gen- tleman . Our fortune is large , our minds are vacant , our dispositions gay , our acquaintances numerous , and ...
... flight of locusts . SIR , No. 86. SATURDAY , DECEMBER 8 , 1759 TO THE IDLER . AM a young lady newly married to a young gen- tleman . Our fortune is large , our minds are vacant , our dispositions gay , our acquaintances numerous , and ...
Page 98
... flight when you are laden with your prey . But you remember the taste of more delicious food ; I have often regaled you with the flesh of man . " " Tell us , " said the young vultures , " where man may be found , and how he may be known ...
... flight when you are laden with your prey . But you remember the taste of more delicious food ; I have often regaled you with the flesh of man . " " Tell us , " said the young vultures , " where man may be found , and how he may be known ...
Page 120
... flight , and insult mocks their end . Love ends with hope , the sinking statesman's door Pours in the morning worshipper no more ; For growing names the weekly scribbler lies , To growing wealth the dedicator flies ; From ev'ry room ...
... flight , and insult mocks their end . Love ends with hope , the sinking statesman's door Pours in the morning worshipper no more ; For growing names the weekly scribbler lies , To growing wealth the dedicator flies ; From ev'ry room ...
Page 126
... flight remains ; Th ' incumber'd oar scarce leaves the dreaded coast Through purple billows and a floating host . The bold Bavarian , in a luckless hour , Tries the dread summits of Cæsarean pow'r , With unexpected legions bursts away ...
... flight remains ; Th ' incumber'd oar scarce leaves the dreaded coast Through purple billows and a floating host . The bold Bavarian , in a luckless hour , Tries the dread summits of Cæsarean pow'r , With unexpected legions bursts away ...
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