Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 53
... fear ! His will and judgment at continual strife , That civil war embitters all his life ; In vain he points his pow'rs against the skies , In vain he closes or averts his eyes . Truth will intrude - she bids him yet beware- And shakes ...
... fear ! His will and judgment at continual strife , That civil war embitters all his life ; In vain he points his pow'rs against the skies , In vain he closes or averts his eyes . Truth will intrude - she bids him yet beware- And shakes ...
Page 108
... fear to die . Yet scorn the purposes for which they live . Then wherefore not renounce them ? No - the dread , The slavish dread of solitude , that breeds Reflection and remorse , the fear of shame , And their invet'rate habits , all ...
... fear to die . Yet scorn the purposes for which they live . Then wherefore not renounce them ? No - the dread , The slavish dread of solitude , that breeds Reflection and remorse , the fear of shame , And their invet'rate habits , all ...
Page 309
... fear . ASPIRATIONS OF THE SOUL AFTER GOD . M Sole object of all my desires , Y Spouse ! in whose presence I live , Who know'st what a flame I conceive , And canst easily double its fires ! How pleasant is all that I meet ! From fear of ...
... fear . ASPIRATIONS OF THE SOUL AFTER GOD . M Sole object of all my desires , Y Spouse ! in whose presence I live , Who know'st what a flame I conceive , And canst easily double its fires ! How pleasant is all that I meet ! From fear of ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
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