The Works of the English Poets, 10. köideR. Hett, 1779 - 303 pages |
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... heaven's authority . If then our faith we for our guide admit , Vain is the farther fearch of human wit , As when the building gains a furer stay , We take th ' unuseful scaffolding away . Reafon by fenfe no more can understand ; The ...
... heaven's authority . If then our faith we for our guide admit , Vain is the farther fearch of human wit , As when the building gains a furer stay , We take th ' unuseful scaffolding away . Reafon by fenfe no more can understand ; The ...
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... heaven , and would not break for all ? Reft then , my foul , from endless anguish freed : Nor fciences thy guide , nor sense thy creed . Faith is the best enfurer of thy blifs ; The bank above must fail before the venture mifs . But heaven ...
... heaven , and would not break for all ? Reft then , my foul , from endless anguish freed : Nor fciences thy guide , nor sense thy creed . Faith is the best enfurer of thy blifs ; The bank above must fail before the venture mifs . But heaven ...
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... heaven above , and to their prince below , As none but traitors and blafphemers know . God , like the tyrant of the fkies , is plac'd , And kings , like flaves , beneath the crowd debas'd . So fulfome is their food , that flocks refuse ...
... heaven above , and to their prince below , As none but traitors and blafphemers know . God , like the tyrant of the fkies , is plac'd , And kings , like flaves , beneath the crowd debas'd . So fulfome is their food , that flocks refuse ...
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... Created kind , beneficent , and free , The noble image of the Deity . One portion of informing fire was given To brutes , th ' inferior family of heaven : The The smith divine , as with a careless beat , 16 DRYDEN'S POEM S.
... Created kind , beneficent , and free , The noble image of the Deity . One portion of informing fire was given To brutes , th ' inferior family of heaven : The The smith divine , as with a careless beat , 16 DRYDEN'S POEM S.
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... heaven with evening wings ; Strike in the dark , offending but by chance , Such are the blindfold blows of ignorance . They know not beings , and but hate a name ; To them the Hind and Panther are the fame . The Panther fure the nobleft ...
... heaven with evening wings ; Strike in the dark , offending but by chance , Such are the blindfold blows of ignorance . They know not beings , and but hate a name ; To them the Hind and Panther are the fame . The Panther fure the nobleft ...
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ABSALOM and ACHITOPHEL againſt AMYNTAS beaſt Becauſe befide beft beſt bleft call'd caufe cauſe charming church cloſe confcience damn'd dare defign'd divine durft eaſe EPILOGUE ev'n facred fafely faid fair fame fate fatire fave fear feen fenfe fhall fhould fight fince fing firft firſt fkies foes fome fons fools foon foul ftand ftill fubjects fuch fure fweet grace heaven himſelf Hind houſe increaſe juft juſt kind king laft laſt leaſt lefs LODOWICK CARLELL lov'd MOMUS moſt Mufe Muſe muſt ne'er never numbers o'er Panther paſs play pleaſe pleaſure poet praiſe prince PROLOGUE raiſe rebel reft reſt rhyme rife riſing ſay ſcarce ſcene ſeen ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhow ſhown ſky ſome ſtage ſtand ſtate ſtay ſtill ſuch thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou true twas uſe verfe verſe virtue Whig Whofe whoſe wife worfe