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Page 29
... death , And never fmil'd again . And now the roams The dreary wafte ; there spends the livelong day , And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong night . A tatter'd apron hides , Worn as a cloak , and hardly hides a gown More ...
... death , And never fmil'd again . And now the roams The dreary wafte ; there spends the livelong day , And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong night . A tatter'd apron hides , Worn as a cloak , and hardly hides a gown More ...
Page 212
... death , And death ftill future . Not an hafty ftroke Like that which fends him to the dusty grave , But unrepealable enduring death . Scripture is still a trumpet to his fears ; What none can prove a forg'ry , may be true , What none ...
... death , And death ftill future . Not an hafty ftroke Like that which fends him to the dusty grave , But unrepealable enduring death . Scripture is still a trumpet to his fears ; What none can prove a forg'ry , may be true , What none ...
Page 251
... death , by pangs Needlefs , and first torments ' ere he devours . Now happiest they that occupy the scenes The most remote from his abhorr'd resort , Whom once as delegate of God on earth They fear'd , and as his perfect image loved ...
... death , by pangs Needlefs , and first torments ' ere he devours . Now happiest they that occupy the scenes The most remote from his abhorr'd resort , Whom once as delegate of God on earth They fear'd , and as his perfect image loved ...
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