The Works of the English Poets, 10. köideR. Hett, 1779 - 303 pages |
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... began , and here they all will end . What weight of antient witnefs can prevail , If private reafon hold the public fcale ? But , gracious God , how well doft thou provide For erring judgments an unerring guide ! Thy throne is darkness ...
... began , and here they all will end . What weight of antient witnefs can prevail , If private reafon hold the public fcale ? But , gracious God , how well doft thou provide For erring judgments an unerring guide ! Thy throne is darkness ...
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... began belief must propagate . But winnow well this thought , and you fhall find ' Tis light as chaff that flies before the wind . Were all those wonders wrought by power divine , As means or ends of fome more deep design ? Moft fure as ...
... began belief must propagate . But winnow well this thought , and you fhall find ' Tis light as chaff that flies before the wind . Were all those wonders wrought by power divine , As means or ends of fome more deep design ? Moft fure as ...
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... began . O happy pair , how well have you increas'd ! What ills in church and state have you redress'd ? With teeth untry'd , and rudiments of claws , Your first essay was on your native laws : Those having torn with ease , and trampled ...
... began . O happy pair , how well have you increas'd ! What ills in church and state have you redress'd ? With teeth untry'd , and rudiments of claws , Your first essay was on your native laws : Those having torn with ease , and trampled ...
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... began : Till knowledge mifapply'd , mifunderstood , And pride of empire four'd his balmy blood . Then , first rebelling , his own ftamp he coins ; The murderer Cain was latent in his loins : And blood began its first and loudest cry ...
... began : Till knowledge mifapply'd , mifunderstood , And pride of empire four'd his balmy blood . Then , first rebelling , his own ftamp he coins ; The murderer Cain was latent in his loins : And blood began its first and loudest cry ...
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... began T'interpret Scriptures by his Alcoran ; To grub the thorns beneath our tender feet , And make the paths of Paradife more sweet : Bethought him of a wife ere half way gone , For ' twas uneafy traveling alone ; And , in this ...
... began T'interpret Scriptures by his Alcoran ; To grub the thorns beneath our tender feet , And make the paths of Paradife more sweet : Bethought him of a wife ere half way gone , For ' twas uneafy traveling alone ; And , in this ...
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