Complete Poetical Works, Volume 3H. Milford, 1913 - 554 pages |
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... ev'ry venal stickler for the yoke Felt himself crush'd at the first word he spoke . Such men are rais'd to station ... ry not his own ; Subserviency his praise , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with ev'ry ...
... ev'ry venal stickler for the yoke Felt himself crush'd at the first word he spoke . Such men are rais'd to station ... ry not his own ; Subserviency his praise , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with ev'ry ...
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... ev'ry virtue , ev'ry grace , Confess'd a God ; they kneel'd before they fought , And prais'd him in the victories he wrought . Now from the dust of ancient days bring forth Their sober zeal , integrity , and worth ; Courage , ungrac'd ...
... ev'ry virtue , ev'ry grace , Confess'd a God ; they kneel'd before they fought , And prais'd him in the victories he wrought . Now from the dust of ancient days bring forth Their sober zeal , integrity , and worth ; Courage , ungrac'd ...
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... ev'ry feeling line . But , if a deed not tamely to be borne Fire indignation and a sense of scorn , 489 The strings are swept with such a pow'r , so loud , The storm of music shakes th ' astonish'd crowd . So , when remote futurity is ...
... ev'ry feeling line . But , if a deed not tamely to be borne Fire indignation and a sense of scorn , 489 The strings are swept with such a pow'r , so loud , The storm of music shakes th ' astonish'd crowd . So , when remote futurity is ...
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... ev'ry effort ends in push - pin play . The man that means success should soar above A soldier's feather , or a lady's glove ; Else , summoning the muse to such a theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipt - cream . 530 540 550 As if ...
... ev'ry effort ends in push - pin play . The man that means success should soar above A soldier's feather , or a lady's glove ; Else , summoning the muse to such a theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipt - cream . 530 540 550 As if ...
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... ev'ry effort of the muse a crime ; Verse , in the finest mould of fancy cast , Was lumber in an age so void of taste ... Ev'n on the fools that trampled on their laws . But he ( his musical finesse was such , So nice his ear , so ...
... ev'ry effort of the muse a crime ; Verse , in the finest mould of fancy cast , Was lumber in an age so void of taste ... Ev'n on the fools that trampled on their laws . But he ( his musical finesse was such , So nice his ear , so ...
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