Cyclopædia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History ...Robert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1847 - English literature |
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... honours by the heralds duly paid In mode and form , e'en to a very scruple ; ( Oh cruel irony ! ) these come too late , And only mock whom they were meant to honour ! FROM 1727 CYCLOPÆDIA OF The death of the strong man POETS . ROBERT ...
... honours by the heralds duly paid In mode and form , e'en to a very scruple ; ( Oh cruel irony ! ) these come too late , And only mock whom they were meant to honour ! FROM 1727 CYCLOPÆDIA OF The death of the strong man POETS . ROBERT ...
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... honour frugal ; above interest great . nature ; the other flies to nature from his fellow- Hail men immortal ! social virtues hail ! men . In chastity of diction , however , and the har- First heirs of praise ! But I , with weak essay ...
... honour frugal ; above interest great . nature ; the other flies to nature from his fellow- Hail men immortal ! social virtues hail ! men . In chastity of diction , however , and the har- First heirs of praise ! But I , with weak essay ...
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... honour for some paltry pounds ; Or through the city take your dirty rounds , To cheat , and dun , and lie , and visit pay , Now flattering base , now giving secret wounds : Or prowl in human courts of law for human prey , In venal ...
... honour for some paltry pounds ; Or through the city take your dirty rounds , To cheat , and dun , and lie , and visit pay , Now flattering base , now giving secret wounds : Or prowl in human courts of law for human prey , In venal ...
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... honour , which , being very little accustomed to favours from the great , I know not well how to receive , or in what terms to acknowledge . When , upon some slight encouragement , I first visited your lordship , I was overpowered ...
... honour , which , being very little accustomed to favours from the great , I know not well how to receive , or in what terms to acknowledge . When , upon some slight encouragement , I first visited your lordship , I was overpowered ...
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... honour flows , His smile alone security bestows : Still to new heights his restless wishes tower ; Claim leads to claim , and power advances power ; Till conquest unresisted ceased to please , And rights submitted , left him none to ...
... honour flows , His smile alone security bestows : Still to new heights his restless wishes tower ; Claim leads to claim , and power advances power ; Till conquest unresisted ceased to please , And rights submitted , left him none to ...
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