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... whose charms were very far from alluring , whilst her demands were extremely
urgent . In this crisis of his fate , he was found by Johnson in the act of meditating
on the melancholy alternative before him . He showed Johnson his manuscript ...
... whose charms were very far from alluring , whilst her demands were extremely
urgent . In this crisis of his fate , he was found by Johnson in the act of meditating
on the melancholy alternative before him . He showed Johnson his manuscript ...
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When thus creation ' s charms around combine , Amidst the store , should
thankless pride repine ? Say , should the philosophic mind disdain That good
which makes each humbler bosom vain ? Let school - taught pride dissemble all
it can ...
When thus creation ' s charms around combine , Amidst the store , should
thankless pride repine ? Say , should the philosophic mind disdain That good
which makes each humbler bosom vain ? Let school - taught pride dissemble all
it can ...
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... when scaring sounds molest , Clings close and closer to the mother ' s breast ,
So the loud torrent , and the whirlwind ' s roar , But bind him to his native
mountains more . Such are the charms to barren states assign ' d ; Their wants
but few ...
... when scaring sounds molest , Clings close and closer to the mother ' s breast ,
So the loud torrent , and the whirlwind ' s roar , But bind him to his native
mountains more . Such are the charms to barren states assign ' d ; Their wants
but few ...
Page 19
At gold ' s superior charms all freedom flies , The needy sell it , and the rich man
buys . 14 A land of tyrants , and a den of slaves , Here wretches seek
dishonourable graves , And calmly bent , to servitude conform , Dull as their lakes
that ...
At gold ' s superior charms all freedom flies , The needy sell it , and the rich man
buys . 14 A land of tyrants , and a den of slaves , Here wretches seek
dishonourable graves , And calmly bent , to servitude conform , Dull as their lakes
that ...
Page 20
There all around the gentlest breezes stray , There gentle music melts on every
spray ; Creation ' s mildest charms are there combin ' d , Extremes are only in the
master ' s mind ! Stern o ' er each bosom reason holds her state With daring aims
...
There all around the gentlest breezes stray , There gentle music melts on every
spray ; Creation ' s mildest charms are there combin ' d , Extremes are only in the
master ' s mind ! Stern o ' er each bosom reason holds her state With daring aims
...
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| Title | Poetical Works |
| Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, 1862 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 6 mär. 2009 |
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