Poetical Works, 3. numberHoughton Mifflin, 1950 - 1095 pages |
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Page 99
... thou deserv'st from heav'n's aveng- ing laws , 50 But I'm unwilling to become the cause . To shun my love , if thou wilt seek thy fate , ' Tis a dear purchase , and a costly hate . Stay but a little , till the tempest cease , And the ...
... thou deserv'st from heav'n's aveng- ing laws , 50 But I'm unwilling to become the cause . To shun my love , if thou wilt seek thy fate , ' Tis a dear purchase , and a costly hate . Stay but a little , till the tempest cease , And the ...
Page 185
... thou say'st is true ; Thy want and wish of them is vanish'd too : Which , well consider'd , were a quick relief To all thy vain imaginary grief . For thou shalt sleep , and never wake again , 90 And , quitting life , shalt quit thy ...
... thou say'st is true ; Thy want and wish of them is vanish'd too : Which , well consider'd , were a quick relief To all thy vain imaginary grief . For thou shalt sleep , and never wake again , 90 And , quitting life , shalt quit thy ...
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... thou the skill , So nicely to distinguish good from ill ? Or by the sound to judge of gold and brass , What piece is tinker's metal , what will pass ? And what thou art to follow , what to fly , This to condemn , and that to ratify ...
... thou the skill , So nicely to distinguish good from ill ? Or by the sound to judge of gold and brass , What piece is tinker's metal , what will pass ? And what thou art to follow , what to fly , This to condemn , and that to ratify ...
Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH | xvii |
EARLY POEMS | liv |
UPON THE DEATH OF THE LORD | 1 |
Copyright | |
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