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Page 111
... earth , now buoyant upon air , Whose shape would make them , had they bulk and size , 70 80 More hideous foes than fancy can devise ; With helmet heads and dragon scales adorn'd , The mighty myriads , now securely scorn'd , Would mock ...
... earth , now buoyant upon air , Whose shape would make them , had they bulk and size , 70 80 More hideous foes than fancy can devise ; With helmet heads and dragon scales adorn'd , The mighty myriads , now securely scorn'd , Would mock ...
Page 168
... earth , and call the fool To a sharp reck'ning that has liv'd in vain ; And when I weigh this seeming wisdom well ... earth beneath ; I cannot analyse the air , nor catch The parallax of yonder luminous point , That seems half quench'd ...
... earth , and call the fool To a sharp reck'ning that has liv'd in vain ; And when I weigh this seeming wisdom well ... earth beneath ; I cannot analyse the air , nor catch The parallax of yonder luminous point , That seems half quench'd ...
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... earth resulting , as it ought , To earth's acknowledg'd sov'reign , finds at once Its only just proprietor in Him . The soul that sees him , or receives sublim'd New faculties , or learns at least t ' employ More worthily the pow'rs she ...
... earth resulting , as it ought , To earth's acknowledg'd sov'reign , finds at once Its only just proprietor in Him . The soul that sees him , or receives sublim'd New faculties , or learns at least t ' employ More worthily the pow'rs she ...
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