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Page 34
... perhaps by British bark again , But far beyond the rest , and with most caufe * Thee , gentle favage ! whom no love of thee Or thine , but curiofity perhaps , Or elfe vain glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to ...
... perhaps by British bark again , But far beyond the rest , and with most caufe * Thee , gentle favage ! whom no love of thee Or thine , but curiofity perhaps , Or elfe vain glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to ...
Page 74
... perhaps are moved , but are not taught , While prejudice in men of stronger minds Takes deeper root , confirm'd by what they fee A relaxation of religions hold Upon the roving and untutor'd heart Soon follows , and the curb of ...
... perhaps are moved , but are not taught , While prejudice in men of stronger minds Takes deeper root , confirm'd by what they fee A relaxation of religions hold Upon the roving and untutor'd heart Soon follows , and the curb of ...
Page 279
... Perhaps the self - approving haughty world That as she sweeps him with her whistling filks Scarce deigns to notice him , or if the fee Deems him a cypher in the works of God , Receives advantage from his noiseless hours Of which she ...
... Perhaps the self - approving haughty world That as she sweeps him with her whistling filks Scarce deigns to notice him , or if the fee Deems him a cypher in the works of God , Receives advantage from his noiseless hours Of which she ...
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