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... thou shalt reft . ' Thofe graves , with bending ofier bound , That , nameless , heave the crumbled ground , Quick to the glancing thought disclose , Where toil and poverty repose . The flat smooth ftones that bear a name , The chiffel's ...
... thou shalt reft . ' Thofe graves , with bending ofier bound , That , nameless , heave the crumbled ground , Quick to the glancing thought disclose , Where toil and poverty repose . The flat smooth ftones that bear a name , The chiffel's ...
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... Thou fole furviving blossom from the root That nourish'd up my fortune ! Say , ah where , In what fequefter'd defart , haft thou drawn The kindeft aspect of delighted Heaven ? Into fuch beauty spread , and blown so fair ; Tho ...
... Thou fole furviving blossom from the root That nourish'd up my fortune ! Say , ah where , In what fequefter'd defart , haft thou drawn The kindeft aspect of delighted Heaven ? Into fuch beauty spread , and blown so fair ; Tho ...
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... thou wilt add that blifs , That dearest blifs , the power of blessing thee ! " Here ceas'd the youth : yet ftill his speaking eye Express'd the facred triumph of his foul , With confcious virtue , gratitude , and love , Above the vulgar ...
... thou wilt add that blifs , That dearest blifs , the power of blessing thee ! " Here ceas'd the youth : yet ftill his speaking eye Express'd the facred triumph of his foul , With confcious virtue , gratitude , and love , Above the vulgar ...
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... thou foul of joy and pain ! Thou actor of our paffions o'er again ! Why dost thou aggravate the wretches woe ? Why add continuous smart to ev'ry blow ? Few are my joys ; alas ! how foon forgot ! On that kind quarter thou invad'st me not ...
... thou foul of joy and pain ! Thou actor of our paffions o'er again ! Why dost thou aggravate the wretches woe ? Why add continuous smart to ev'ry blow ? Few are my joys ; alas ! how foon forgot ! On that kind quarter thou invad'st me not ...
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... my heart ; But idly thou reject'ft the charm That gave it birth , and kept it warm . Unthinking fools , alone defpife The arts , that taught them first to rise . THE THE WOLF , SHEEP , AND LAMB . UTY demands 28 THE BEAUTIES OF.
... my heart ; But idly thou reject'ft the charm That gave it birth , and kept it warm . Unthinking fools , alone defpife The arts , that taught them first to rise . THE THE WOLF , SHEEP , AND LAMB . UTY demands 28 THE BEAUTIES OF.
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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...