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... give a barbarous air to British song ; No grand inquisitor could worse invent , Than he contrives to suffer , well content . Which is the saintlier worthy of the two ? Past all dispute , yon anchorite , say you . Your sentence and mine ...
... give a barbarous air to British song ; No grand inquisitor could worse invent , Than he contrives to suffer , well content . Which is the saintlier worthy of the two ? Past all dispute , yon anchorite , say you . Your sentence and mine ...
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William Cowper. power t give m lowing t BAG bomGL powers t give m lowing Crown'd with a thousand victories , and at last Lords of the conquer'd soil - there rooted fast ; In peace possessing what they won by war , Their name far publish ...
William Cowper. power t give m lowing t BAG bomGL powers t give m lowing Crown'd with a thousand victories , and at last Lords of the conquer'd soil - there rooted fast ; In peace possessing what they won by war , Their name far publish ...
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... give an image all thine heart ; Its empire is not hers , nor is it thine , ' Tis God's just claim , prerogative divine . Virtuous and faithful HEBERDEN , whose skill Attempts no task it cannot well fulfil , Gives melancholy up to ...
... give an image all thine heart ; Its empire is not hers , nor is it thine , ' Tis God's just claim , prerogative divine . Virtuous and faithful HEBERDEN , whose skill Attempts no task it cannot well fulfil , Gives melancholy up to ...
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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