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Page 184
... feel as well as he ; And when I bend , retire , and shrink , Says - Well , ' tis more than one would think ! Thus life is spent ( oh fie upon't ) ! In being touch'd , and crying - Don't ! A poet , in his evening walk , O'erheard and ...
... feel as well as he ; And when I bend , retire , and shrink , Says - Well , ' tis more than one would think ! Thus life is spent ( oh fie upon't ) ! In being touch'd , and crying - Don't ! A poet , in his evening walk , O'erheard and ...
Page 249
... feels , And bids the world take heart , and banish fear . Thon fool ! Will thy discovery of the cause Suspend the ... feel Thy follies too ; and with a just disdain Frown at effeminates , whose very looks Reflect dishonour on THE TIME ...
... feels , And bids the world take heart , and banish fear . Thon fool ! Will thy discovery of the cause Suspend the ... feel Thy follies too ; and with a just disdain Frown at effeminates , whose very looks Reflect dishonour on THE TIME ...
Page 330
... feeling present evils , while the past Faintly impress the mind , or not at all , How readily we wish time spent ... feel , And makes the world the wilderness it is . The few that pray at all pray oft amiss , And , seeking grace to ...
... feeling present evils , while the past Faintly impress the mind , or not at all , How readily we wish time spent ... feel , And makes the world the wilderness it is . The few that pray at all pray oft amiss , And , seeking grace to ...
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ton | 13 |
The Yearly Distress or Tithing Time at Stock in | 154 |
Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk | 160 |
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