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Page 83
... fortune , small as his disinterest- edness had suffered it to remain , was instantly communicated to relieve . His humanity comprehended the whole animated creation , and nothing could break the tenor of his temper , but the spectacle ...
... fortune , small as his disinterest- edness had suffered it to remain , was instantly communicated to relieve . His humanity comprehended the whole animated creation , and nothing could break the tenor of his temper , but the spectacle ...
Page 111
... hallow'd cares contend To snatch entire from death each tuneful friend . Proudly with fate successful war to wage , You bid them live , immortal in your page ; } Their fortunes , virtues , talents you define , Till LIFE OF MILTON . 111.
... hallow'd cares contend To snatch entire from death each tuneful friend . Proudly with fate successful war to wage , You bid them live , immortal in your page ; } Their fortunes , virtues , talents you define , Till LIFE OF MILTON . 111.
Page 112
Charles Symmons. Their fortunes , virtues , talents you define , Till all the man comes out in your design ; Like him , whose hand Æolian Homer drew , To buried genius sensitively true . Hail then ! from Clio and your Phoebus hail ...
Charles Symmons. Their fortunes , virtues , talents you define , Till all the man comes out in your design ; Like him , whose hand Æolian Homer drew , To buried genius sensitively true . Hail then ! from Clio and your Phoebus hail ...
Page 128
... fortune , settled himself in this country , and practised as a physician . The son was bred to the pro- fession of his father ; and , having attained to very eminent proficiency in literature , he was now commencing the exercise of his ...
... fortune , settled himself in this country , and practised as a physician . The son was bred to the pro- fession of his father ; and , having attained to very eminent proficiency in literature , he was now commencing the exercise of his ...
Page 141
... fortune crost " Your hapless master now to you is lost . " What powers shall I of earth or heaven invoke , Since Damon fell by their relentless strokę ? And shalt thou leave us thus ? and shall thy worth Sleep in a nameless grave with ...
... fortune crost " Your hapless master now to you is lost . " What powers shall I of earth or heaven invoke , Since Damon fell by their relentless strokę ? And shalt thou leave us thus ? and shall thy worth Sleep in a nameless grave with ...
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