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Page 13
... should Tyrants learn at last to feel , And the loud din of battle ceafe to bray ; Should dove - ey'd Peace o'er all the earth extend Her olive branch , and give the world repose , Would Death be foil'd ? Would health , and ftrength ...
... should Tyrants learn at last to feel , And the loud din of battle ceafe to bray ; Should dove - ey'd Peace o'er all the earth extend Her olive branch , and give the world repose , Would Death be foil'd ? Would health , and ftrength ...
Page 26
... Should blast th ' unfolding blossoms ere they blow ; If mimick , hues by art or fashion spread , [ ply ; Their genuine fimple colouring should fup- O may with them thefe laureate honours fade , And with them ( if it can ) my friendship ...
... Should blast th ' unfolding blossoms ere they blow ; If mimick , hues by art or fashion spread , [ ply ; Their genuine fimple colouring should fup- O may with them thefe laureate honours fade , And with them ( if it can ) my friendship ...
Page 30
... should triumph , virtue vice obey ; This fprung fome doubt of Providence's fway : His hopes no more a certain prospect boast , And all the tenour of his foul is loft . So when a fmooth expanfe receives imprest Calm nature's image on its ...
... should triumph , virtue vice obey ; This fprung fome doubt of Providence's fway : His hopes no more a certain prospect boast , And all the tenour of his foul is loft . So when a fmooth expanfe receives imprest Calm nature's image on its ...
Page 79
... should echo thro ' their realms ; Nor writ her name , whose tomb should pierce the skies . Prefumptuous fear ! How durft I dread her foes , While nature's loudeft dictates I obey'd ? Pardon neceffity , bleft fhade ! Of grief And ...
... should echo thro ' their realms ; Nor writ her name , whose tomb should pierce the skies . Prefumptuous fear ! How durft I dread her foes , While nature's loudeft dictates I obey'd ? Pardon neceffity , bleft fhade ! Of grief And ...
Page 90
... Should folly there her likeness view , I fret not that the mirror's true ; If the fantastic form offend , I made it not , but would amend . Virtue , in every clime and age , Spurns at the folly - foothing page , Since ign'rance then ...
... Should folly there her likeness view , I fret not that the mirror's true ; If the fantastic form offend , I made it not , but would amend . Virtue , in every clime and age , Spurns at the folly - foothing page , Since ign'rance then ...
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