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Page 56
... boast some rich ones whom the Gospel sways , And one who wears a coronet and prays ; Like gleanings of an olive - tree they shew , Here and there one upon the topmost bough . How readily upon the Gospel plan , That question has its ...
... boast some rich ones whom the Gospel sways , And one who wears a coronet and prays ; Like gleanings of an olive - tree they shew , Here and there one upon the topmost bough . How readily upon the Gospel plan , That question has its ...
Page 159
... boast of rich and gay . Contribute to the gorgeous plan , Proud to advance it all they can . This plumage neither ... boasts a splendour ever new , Safe with protecting Montagu . To the same patroness resort , Secure of favour at her ...
... boast of rich and gay . Contribute to the gorgeous plan , Proud to advance it all they can . This plumage neither ... boasts a splendour ever new , Safe with protecting Montagu . To the same patroness resort , Secure of favour at her ...
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... boast enough In every clime , and travel where we might , That we were born her children . Praise enough To fill the ambition of a private man , That Chatham's language was his mother - tongue , And Wolfe's great name compatriot with ...
... boast enough In every clime , and travel where we might , That we were born her children . Praise enough To fill the ambition of a private man , That Chatham's language was his mother - tongue , And Wolfe's great name compatriot with ...
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The Yearly Distress or Tithing Time at Stock in | 154 |
Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk | 160 |
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Aspasio beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms death declension delight design'd distant divine docet dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel flowers folly form'd frown give glory go snacks grace hand happy hast hear heard heart Heaven honour hope Hophni and Phinehas hour JOHN GILPIN land latives learn'd liberty light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapinis rapture rest rude sacred scene scenes as fair scorn seem'd shew shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stream sweet taste Thaida thee theme thine thought toil tongue trifler truth Twas vex'd VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice waste whate'er wind wisdom wonder worth youth