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... , and worthier of a fan , Has made , which enemies could ne'er have done , Our arch of empire , ftedfaft but for you , A mutilated structure , foon to fall . ARGUMENT of the SECOND BOOK . Which opens with reflections [ 41 ]
... , and worthier of a fan , Has made , which enemies could ne'er have done , Our arch of empire , ftedfaft but for you , A mutilated structure , foon to fall . ARGUMENT of the SECOND BOOK . Which opens with reflections [ 41 ]
Page 177
... , That lifts him into life , and lets him fall Juft in the niche he was ordain'd to fill . ] To the deliv'rer of an injured land He gives a tongue t ' enlarge upon , an heart N Το To feel , and courage to redress her wrongs ; [ 177 ]
... , That lifts him into life , and lets him fall Juft in the niche he was ordain'd to fill . ] To the deliv'rer of an injured land He gives a tongue t ' enlarge upon , an heart N Το To feel , and courage to redress her wrongs ; [ 177 ]
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... falls , And fights again ; but finds his best effay A prefage ominous , portending ftill Its own difhonor by a worfe relapse . Till Nature , unavailing Nature foiled So oft , and wearied in the vain attempt , Scoffs at her own ...
... falls , And fights again ; but finds his best effay A prefage ominous , portending ftill Its own difhonor by a worfe relapse . Till Nature , unavailing Nature foiled So oft , and wearied in the vain attempt , Scoffs at her own ...
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