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... round the cell , When - e'er their suff'ring years are run , Spring forth to greet the glitt'ring fun : Such joy , tho ' far transcending sense , Have pious fouls at parting hence . On earth , and in the body plac'd , A few , and evil ...
... round the cell , When - e'er their suff'ring years are run , Spring forth to greet the glitt'ring fun : Such joy , tho ' far transcending sense , Have pious fouls at parting hence . On earth , and in the body plac'd , A few , and evil ...
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... Who flourish'd long in tender blifs , and rear'd A numerous offspring , lovely like themselves , And good , the grace of all the country round . THE THE BASTARD . Almost all things written from the heart ENGLISH POES Y. 17.
... Who flourish'd long in tender blifs , and rear'd A numerous offspring , lovely like themselves , And good , the grace of all the country round . THE THE BASTARD . Almost all things written from the heart ENGLISH POES Y. 17.
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... round her fragrant bed . Quick fhifts the fcene , the charm is loft , She wakes upon a defert coaft ; No friendly hand to lend its aid , No guardian bow'r to spread its fhades Expos'd to ev'ry chilling blaft , She treads th ...
... round her fragrant bed . Quick fhifts the fcene , the charm is loft , She wakes upon a defert coaft ; No friendly hand to lend its aid , No guardian bow'r to spread its fhades Expos'd to ev'ry chilling blaft , She treads th ...
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... round : Barbadoes waters for the clofe ; Till Hans had fairly got his dofe : The Col'nel toafted to the beft : The dame mov'd off , to be undrest : 27 } A 2 - я The chimes went twelve : the guests withdrew ; But when , or how , Hans ...
... round : Barbadoes waters for the clofe ; Till Hans had fairly got his dofe : The Col'nel toafted to the beft : The dame mov'd off , to be undrest : 27 } A 2 - я The chimes went twelve : the guests withdrew ; But when , or how , Hans ...
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... round ; titles M Yet ( what is wonderful ! ) they found ' Twas still replenish'd to the top , .. As if they had not touch'd a drop . The good old couple were amaz'd , And often on each other gaz'd ; For both were frighten'd to the heart ...
... round ; titles M Yet ( what is wonderful ! ) they found ' Twas still replenish'd to the top , .. As if they had not touch'd a drop . The good old couple were amaz'd , And often on each other gaz'd ; For both were frighten'd to the heart ...
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againſt Alma BAUCIS AND PHILEMON beft beſt bleft blifs breaſt Cadenus Carvel caufe charm cry'd dame Death defcend defire delight Dick eaſe elfe erft Ev'n ev'ry eyes facred faid fair fame fancy fate feems feen fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhort fhould fhow fide fighs fight firſt fleep fmiles foft folly fome fong fool foon foul Friendſhip ftand ftill ftrain ftream fuch fung fure fwains fweet heart Heav'n himſelf honour juft laft laſt lefs loft lov'd Lucretius maid moft moſt muft muſt ne'er night numbers nymph o'er paffion pain Pallas paſs pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe profe purſue Reaſon reft reſt rife ſcenes ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhore ſkies ſmall ſpeak ſtate ſtill ſtore thee thefe theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro trembler uſe Vaneffa virtue Virtue Virtue Whilft whofe wife wiſdom wiſh
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Page 98 - ... immortal ! infeft infinite ! A worm ! a god ! — I tremble at myfelf, And in myfelf am loft ! at home a ftranger, Thought wanders up and down, furpriz'd, aghaft, And wond'ring at her own: How reafon reels ? O what a miracle to man is man, Triumphantly diftrefs'd ! what joy, what dread...