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... fears are great , my strength is small . O LORD , the pilot's part perform , And guide and guard me thro ' the storm ... FEAR I WAS a groveling creature once , And basely cleav'd to earth ; I wanted spirit to renounce The clod that gave ...
... fears are great , my strength is small . O LORD , the pilot's part perform , And guide and guard me thro ' the storm ... FEAR I WAS a groveling creature once , And basely cleav'd to earth ; I wanted spirit to renounce The clod that gave ...
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... fear and quake . What a hero am I , compared with you ! I have no fears of you ; on the contrary am as bold as a lion . I wish that your carriage were even now at the door . You should soon see with how s much courage I would face you ...
... fear and quake . What a hero am I , compared with you ! I have no fears of you ; on the contrary am as bold as a lion . I wish that your carriage were even now at the door . You should soon see with how s much courage I would face you ...
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... fear , nor Marquis the least symptom of hostility . There is therefore , it should seem , no natural antipathy between dog and hare , but the pursuit of the one occasions the flight of the other , and the dog pursues because he is ...
... fear , nor Marquis the least symptom of hostility . There is therefore , it should seem , no natural antipathy between dog and hare , but the pursuit of the one occasions the flight of the other , and the dog pursues because he is ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
COWPERS LIFE | 38 |
The Diverting History of John Gilpin | 65 |
Copyright | |
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