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Page 13
... those of war ? Alas ! Ev'n in the fmile of Peace , that smile which fheds A heav'nly funfhine o'er the foul , there basks That ferpent Luxury . War its thousands flays , Guilt at thy heels , before thy face despair ; Yet gay this fcene ...
... those of war ? Alas ! Ev'n in the fmile of Peace , that smile which fheds A heav'nly funfhine o'er the foul , there basks That ferpent Luxury . War its thousands flays , Guilt at thy heels , before thy face despair ; Yet gay this fcene ...
Page 16
... Those bold infurers of eternal fame , Supply their little feeble aids in vain . The tap'ring pyramid , th ' Egyptian's pride , And wonder of the world ! whofe fpiky top Has wounded the thick cloud and long outliv'd The angry fhaking of ...
... Those bold infurers of eternal fame , Supply their little feeble aids in vain . The tap'ring pyramid , th ' Egyptian's pride , And wonder of the world ! whofe fpiky top Has wounded the thick cloud and long outliv'd The angry fhaking of ...
Page 18
... Those only are the brave who keep their And keep it to the laft . To run away Is but a coward's trick : torun away From this world's ills , that at the very worst Will foon blow o'er , thinking to mend our- felves By boldly vent'ring on ...
... Those only are the brave who keep their And keep it to the laft . To run away Is but a coward's trick : torun away From this world's ills , that at the very worst Will foon blow o'er , thinking to mend our- felves By boldly vent'ring on ...
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... those , and quickly gone . O flipp'ry state of things ! What fudden turns , What strange viciffitudes in the first leaf Of man's fad hiftory ! to - day most happy , And ere to - morrow's fun has fet , most abje & t ! How fcant the space ...
... those , and quickly gone . O flipp'ry state of things ! What fudden turns , What strange viciffitudes in the first leaf Of man's fad hiftory ! to - day most happy , And ere to - morrow's fun has fet , most abje & t ! How fcant the space ...
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... Those whom Death had overspread With his dark and dreary shade , Lift their eyes , and from afar Hail the light of Jacob's Star ; Waiting till the promis'd ray Turn their darkness into day . See the beams , intenfely thed , Shine o'er ...
... Those whom Death had overspread With his dark and dreary shade , Lift their eyes , and from afar Hail the light of Jacob's Star ; Waiting till the promis'd ray Turn their darkness into day . See the beams , intenfely thed , Shine o'er ...
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