Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 - Poets, English |
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... side . Let laurels , drenched in pure Parnassian dews , Reward his memory , dear to every muse , Who , with a courage of unshaken root , In honour's field advancing his firm foot , Plants it upon the line that justice draws , And will ...
... side . Let laurels , drenched in pure Parnassian dews , Reward his memory , dear to every muse , Who , with a courage of unshaken root , In honour's field advancing his firm foot , Plants it upon the line that justice draws , And will ...
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... side . Learning itself , received into a mind By nature weak , or viciously inclined , Serves but to lead philosophers astray , Where children would with ease discern the way . And of all hearts sagacious dupes invent , To cheat ...
... side . Learning itself , received into a mind By nature weak , or viciously inclined , Serves but to lead philosophers astray , Where children would with ease discern the way . And of all hearts sagacious dupes invent , To cheat ...
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... side . None but an author knows an author's cares , Or fancy's fondness for the child she bears . Committed once into the public arms , The baby seems to smile with added charms . Like something precious ventured far from shore , ' Tis ...
... side . None but an author knows an author's cares , Or fancy's fondness for the child she bears . Committed once into the public arms , The baby seems to smile with added charms . Like something precious ventured far from shore , ' Tis ...
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... side . His still - refuted quirks he still repeats ; New - raised objections with new quibbles meets ; Till , sinking in the quicksand he defends ; He dies disputing , and the contest ends— But not the mischiefs ; they , still left ...
... side . His still - refuted quirks he still repeats ; New - raised objections with new quibbles meets ; Till , sinking in the quicksand he defends ; He dies disputing , and the contest ends— But not the mischiefs ; they , still left ...
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... side , sir , and before your eyes , [ cries . The favoured few --- th ' enthusiasts you despise . And pleased at heart because on holy ground Sometimes a canting hypocrite is found , Reproach a people with his single fall , And cast his ...
... side , sir , and before your eyes , [ cries . The favoured few --- th ' enthusiasts you despise . And pleased at heart because on holy ground Sometimes a canting hypocrite is found , Reproach a people with his single fall , And cast his ...
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