The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century VerseDavid Nichol Smith Clarendon Press, 1971 - 727 pages |
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Page 138
... Heav'n is won by violence of Song . Epistle to Augustus , 1737 Satire SK you what Provocation I have had ? The strong Antipathy of Good to Bad . When Truth or Virtue an Affront endures , Th'Affront is mine , my Friend , and should be ...
... Heav'n is won by violence of Song . Epistle to Augustus , 1737 Satire SK you what Provocation I have had ? The strong Antipathy of Good to Bad . When Truth or Virtue an Affront endures , Th'Affront is mine , my Friend , and should be ...
Page 327
... Heav'n may hear , nor deem Religion vain . Still raise for Good the supplicating Voice , But leave to Heav'n the Measure and the Choice : Safe in his Pow'r , whose Eyes discern afar The secret Ambush of a specious Pray'r . Implore his ...
... Heav'n may hear , nor deem Religion vain . Still raise for Good the supplicating Voice , But leave to Heav'n the Measure and the Choice : Safe in his Pow'r , whose Eyes discern afar The secret Ambush of a specious Pray'r . Implore his ...
Page 509
... Heav'n ' Thatt dydd mee beinge gyve , ' I wylle nott taste a bitt of breade ' Whilst thys Syr CHARLES dothe lyve . ' By MARIE , and alle Seinctes ynne Heav'n , ' Thys sunne shall be hys laste . ' Thenne CANYNGE dropt a brinie teare ...
... Heav'n ' Thatt dydd mee beinge gyve , ' I wylle nott taste a bitt of breade ' Whilst thys Syr CHARLES dothe lyve . ' By MARIE , and alle Seinctes ynne Heav'n , ' Thys sunne shall be hys laste . ' Thenne CANYNGE dropt a brinie teare ...
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