The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 2Oliver Goldsmith James Williams, 1771 - English poetry |
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... reason'd strong , Clear'd fome great truth , or rais'd some serious fong : There , patient , show'd us the wife course to steer , A candid cenfor , and a friend fevere ; There taught us how to live and ( oh ! too high The price for ...
... reason'd strong , Clear'd fome great truth , or rais'd some serious fong : There , patient , show'd us the wife course to steer , A candid cenfor , and a friend fevere ; There taught us how to live and ( oh ! too high The price for ...
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... Reason speaks in all ; From the foft whifpers of that God in man , Why fly to Folly , why to phrenfy fly , For refcue from the bleffings we poffefs ! Time , the fupreme ! -Time is Eternity ; Pregnant with all Eternity can give ; Pregnan ...
... Reason speaks in all ; From the foft whifpers of that God in man , Why fly to Folly , why to phrenfy fly , For refcue from the bleffings we poffefs ! Time , the fupreme ! -Time is Eternity ; Pregnant with all Eternity can give ; Pregnan ...
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... Reason fhould judge in all ; in Reason's eye , That fedentary fhadow travels hard . But fuch our gravitation to the wrong , So prone our hearts to whisper what we wish , ' Tis later with the wife , than he's aware ; A Wilmington goes ...
... Reason fhould judge in all ; in Reason's eye , That fedentary fhadow travels hard . But fuch our gravitation to the wrong , So prone our hearts to whisper what we wish , ' Tis later with the wife , than he's aware ; A Wilmington goes ...
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