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... serve occasions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of them all . How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has slacken'd to a pause , and we have borne The ruffling wind , scarce conscious that it blew , While Admiration , feeding ...
... serve occasions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of them all . How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has slacken'd to a pause , and we have borne The ruffling wind , scarce conscious that it blew , While Admiration , feeding ...
Page 17
... serving maid was she , and fell in love With one who left her , went to sea , and died . Her fancy follow'd him through foaming waves To distant shores ; and she would sit and weep At what a sailor suffers ; fancy too , Delusive most ...
... serving maid was she , and fell in love With one who left her , went to sea , and died . Her fancy follow'd him through foaming waves To distant shores ; and she would sit and weep At what a sailor suffers ; fancy too , Delusive most ...
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... serve his wants , Conspire against him . With his breath he draws A plague into his blood ; and cannot use Life's necessary means , but he must die . Storms rise to o'erwhelm him ; or , if stormy winds Rise not , the waters of the deep ...
... serve his wants , Conspire against him . With his breath he draws A plague into his blood ; and cannot use Life's necessary means , but he must die . Storms rise to o'erwhelm him ; or , if stormy winds Rise not , the waters of the deep ...
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... serves the altar , in my soul I loath All affectation . " Tis my perfect scorn ; Object of my implacable disgust . What ! -will a man play tricks , will he indulge A silly fond conceit of his fair form , And just proportion ...
... serves the altar , in my soul I loath All affectation . " Tis my perfect scorn ; Object of my implacable disgust . What ! -will a man play tricks , will he indulge A silly fond conceit of his fair form , And just proportion ...
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... served us with a text , Has Epictetus , Plato , Tully , preach'd ! Men that , if now alive , would sit content And humble learners of a Saviour's worth , Preach it who might . Such was their love of truth , G ; Their thirst of knowledge ...
... served us with a text , Has Epictetus , Plato , Tully , preach'd ! Men that , if now alive , would sit content And humble learners of a Saviour's worth , Preach it who might . Such was their love of truth , G ; Their thirst of knowledge ...
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK Aspasio beauty beneath betimes bird boast breath call'd cause charms CHISWICK dæmons death delight design'd distant divine dream e'en earth ease fair fame fancy fear feed feel flowers folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruit give glory GLOWWORM grace grave hand happy hast heard heart heaven honour human labour less life's live lost lyre Mighty winds mind muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once peace perhaps PINEAPPLE pity pleasure praise press'd prize proud rest rude scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine shrubs sighs sight skies slaves sleep sloth smile smooth soft song soon soul sound spaniel spare spleen stamp'd sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art thought THRACIAN toil touch'd trembling truth Twas virtue voice WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wonder worth youth