Elegant Extracts, 3–4. köideVicesimus Knox 1809 |
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Page 686
... Sacred to peace , and safe from all affronts ; Even to my face , and done in my despite , Under the wing of awful majesty , To strike the man I lov'd ! Dor . Ev'n in the face of heaven , a place more sacred , Would I have struck the man ...
... Sacred to peace , and safe from all affronts ; Even to my face , and done in my despite , Under the wing of awful majesty , To strike the man I lov'd ! Dor . Ev'n in the face of heaven , a place more sacred , Would I have struck the man ...
Page 839
... sacred is the name and power of Kings ; And States and Statesmen are those mighty things , Which , howsoe'er they out of course may roll , Were never made for Poets to control . ' Peace , peace , thou dotard ! nor thus vilely deem Of sacred ...
... sacred is the name and power of Kings ; And States and Statesmen are those mighty things , Which , howsoe'er they out of course may roll , Were never made for Poets to control . ' Peace , peace , thou dotard ! nor thus vilely deem Of sacred ...
Page 865
... sacred springs keep , And to the murmur of these waters sleep ; Ah , spare my slumbers ! gently tread the cave , Or drink in silence , or in silence lave . On his own Grotto . POPE . THOU who shalt stop where Thames ' trans- lucent wave ...
... sacred springs keep , And to the murmur of these waters sleep ; Ah , spare my slumbers ! gently tread the cave , Or drink in silence , or in silence lave . On his own Grotto . POPE . THOU who shalt stop where Thames ' trans- lucent wave ...
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