The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century VerseDavid Nichol Smith Clarendon Press, 1971 - 727 pages |
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... Toil inspir'd ; And ev'ry Breast with Godlike Ardor fir'd . Strait , careless of Return , without delay Thro ' the wide Waste he took his pathless Way . Lybia , ordain'd to be his last Retreat , Receives the Hero , fearless of his Fate ...
... Toil inspir'd ; And ev'ry Breast with Godlike Ardor fir'd . Strait , careless of Return , without delay Thro ' the wide Waste he took his pathless Way . Lybia , ordain'd to be his last Retreat , Receives the Hero , fearless of his Fate ...
Page 258
... Toil , and many a Wretch undone , To Those who mock you gone to Pluto's Reign , There with sad Ghosts to pine , and Shadows dun : But sure it is of Vanities most vain , To toil for what you here untoiling may obtain . 174 " The Castle ...
... Toil , and many a Wretch undone , To Those who mock you gone to Pluto's Reign , There with sad Ghosts to pine , and Shadows dun : But sure it is of Vanities most vain , To toil for what you here untoiling may obtain . 174 " The Castle ...
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... toil'd rapacious Men to tame ? Who in the Public Breach devoted stood , And for his Country's Cause been prodigal of Blood ? But should to Fame your Hearts impervious be , If right I read , you Pleasure All require : Then hear how best ...
... toil'd rapacious Men to tame ? Who in the Public Breach devoted stood , And for his Country's Cause been prodigal of Blood ? But should to Fame your Hearts impervious be , If right I read , you Pleasure All require : Then hear how best ...
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