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... weep , if Atticus were he ? POPE . If parts allure thee , think how Bacon shined , The wisest , brightest , meanest of mankind ; Or , ravish'd with the whistling of a name , See Cromwell damn'd to everlasting fame . POPE . Words that ...
... weep , if Atticus were he ? POPE . If parts allure thee , think how Bacon shined , The wisest , brightest , meanest of mankind ; Or , ravish'd with the whistling of a name , See Cromwell damn'd to everlasting fame . POPE . Words that ...
Page 60
... on charity with hate . DR . WOLCOTT . Some , o'er - enamour'd of their bags , run mad , Groan under gold , yet weep for want of bread . YOUNG : Night Thoughts . She by whose lines proportion should be Examined , measure 60 AVARICE .
... on charity with hate . DR . WOLCOTT . Some , o'er - enamour'd of their bags , run mad , Groan under gold , yet weep for want of bread . YOUNG : Night Thoughts . She by whose lines proportion should be Examined , measure 60 AVARICE .
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... weep thy fall to - night : For thou must die ! GEORGE HERBERT . The amorous bird of night Sung spousal , and bid haste the ev'ning star On his hill - top to light the bridal lamp . MILTON . Your ill - meaning politician lords , Under ...
... weep thy fall to - night : For thou must die ! GEORGE HERBERT . The amorous bird of night Sung spousal , and bid haste the ev'ning star On his hill - top to light the bridal lamp . MILTON . Your ill - meaning politician lords , Under ...
Page 93
... weep ! Rowe . Think not the good , The gentle deeds of mercy thou hast done , Shall die forgotten all : the poor , the pris'ner , The fatherless , the friendless , and the widow , Who daily own the bounty of thy hand , Shall cry to heav ...
... weep ! Rowe . Think not the good , The gentle deeds of mercy thou hast done , Shall die forgotten all : the poor , the pris'ner , The fatherless , the friendless , and the widow , Who daily own the bounty of thy hand , Shall cry to heav ...
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... weeping , O my brothers , Ere the sorrow comes with years ? They are leaning their young heads against their mothers , And that cannot stop their tears . E. B. BROWNING . At length his lonely cot appears in view , Beneath the shelter of ...
... weeping , O my brothers , Ere the sorrow comes with years ? They are leaning their young heads against their mothers , And that cannot stop their tears . E. B. BROWNING . At length his lonely cot appears in view , Beneath the shelter of ...
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ADDISON ANNE BRADSTREET beauty BEN JONSON birds BLACKMORE bless bliss breast breath bright BYRON charms Childe Harold clouds coursers COWLEY COWPER dark death delight DENHAM doth dreams DRYDEN earth eternal ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fear flowers fools gentle give glory golden grace grief happy hast hath heart heaven honour hope hour Hudibras ISAAC WATTS JOANNA BAILLIE king light live look Lord MILTON mind morning muse N. P. WILLIS nature ne'er never Night Thoughts numbers nymph o'er pain passion peace pleasure POPE pow'r praise pride PRIOR rich ROSCOMMON round shade SHAKSPEARE shine sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul SPENSER spirit spring stars stream sweet SWIFT tears thee thine things THOMSON thou trees truth virtue voice WALLER WALTER HARTE weep wind wings wise woman words YOUNG youth