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Page 11
... proud , impute to these the fault , If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife , Where thro ' the long - drawn aile and fretted vault , [ praife . The pealing anthem fwells the note of Can ftoried urn , or animated bust , Back to its ...
... proud , impute to these the fault , If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife , Where thro ' the long - drawn aile and fretted vault , [ praife . The pealing anthem fwells the note of Can ftoried urn , or animated bust , Back to its ...
Page 17
... proud man ; Great heights are hazardous to the weak head : Soon , very foon , thy firmeft footing fails ; And down thou dropp'ft into that darkiome place , Where nor device nor knowledge ever came . Here the tongue - warrior lies ...
... proud man ; Great heights are hazardous to the weak head : Soon , very foon , thy firmeft footing fails ; And down thou dropp'ft into that darkiome place , Where nor device nor knowledge ever came . Here the tongue - warrior lies ...
Page 19
... proud prince , and favorite yet prouder , His fovereign's keeper , and the people's fcourge , Are huddled out of fight . Here lie abash'd The great negotiators of the earth , And celebrated matters of the balance , Deep read in ...
... proud prince , and favorite yet prouder , His fovereign's keeper , and the people's fcourge , Are huddled out of fight . Here lie abash'd The great negotiators of the earth , And celebrated matters of the balance , Deep read in ...
Page 23
... proud waves be stay'd . " I heard ; and lo ! at once controul'd , The waves in wild retreat Back on themfelves reluctant roll'd , And murm'ring left my feet . Deeps to affembling deeps in vain Once more the fignal gave : The fhores the ...
... proud waves be stay'd . " I heard ; and lo ! at once controul'd , The waves in wild retreat Back on themfelves reluctant roll'd , And murm'ring left my feet . Deeps to affembling deeps in vain Once more the fignal gave : The fhores the ...
Page 37
... Proud to be thought a man of sense ? — Let Temprance ( always friend to fame ) With fteady hand direct your aim ; Or , like an archer in the dark , Your random shaft will miss the mark : For they who flight her golden rules , In ...
... Proud to be thought a man of sense ? — Let Temprance ( always friend to fame ) With fteady hand direct your aim ; Or , like an archer in the dark , Your random shaft will miss the mark : For they who flight her golden rules , In ...
Common terms and phrases
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