The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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... live ; And all those hours propitious Fate should lend , In blissful ease and satisfaction spend ; Near some fair town I'd have a private seat , Built uniform , not little nor too great ; Better , if on a rising ground it stood ; On ...
... live ; And all those hours propitious Fate should lend , In blissful ease and satisfaction spend ; Near some fair town I'd have a private seat , Built uniform , not little nor too great ; Better , if on a rising ground it stood ; On ...
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... live genteelly , but not great : As much as I could moderately spend ; A little more , sometimes t'oblige a friend . Nor should the sons of poverty repine Too much at fortune , they should taste of mine ; And all that objects of true ...
... live genteelly , but not great : As much as I could moderately spend ; A little more , sometimes t'oblige a friend . Nor should the sons of poverty repine Too much at fortune , they should taste of mine ; And all that objects of true ...
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... years would give , Thus I'd in pleasure , ease , and plenty live . And as I near approach'd the verge of life , Some kind relation ( for I'd have no wife ) Should take upon him all my worldly care , Whilst 6 POMFRET . THE CRUCIFIXION.
... years would give , Thus I'd in pleasure , ease , and plenty live . And as I near approach'd the verge of life , Some kind relation ( for I'd have no wife ) Should take upon him all my worldly care , Whilst 6 POMFRET . THE CRUCIFIXION.
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... live and die like me . TO HIS FRIEND INCLINED TO MARRY . I WOULD not have you , Strephon , choose a mate , From too ... lives delightful prove , Is a genteel sufficiency and love . JONATHAN SWIFT , a kinsman of John Dryden , was POMFRET ...
... live and die like me . TO HIS FRIEND INCLINED TO MARRY . I WOULD not have you , Strephon , choose a mate , From too ... lives delightful prove , Is a genteel sufficiency and love . JONATHAN SWIFT , a kinsman of John Dryden , was POMFRET ...
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... live alone . LOOKING UPWARD . THE heavens invite mine eye , The stars salute me round ; Father , I blush , I mourn to lie Thus grovelling on the ground . My warmer spirits move , And make attempts to fly ; I wish aloud for wings of love ...
... live alone . LOOKING UPWARD . THE heavens invite mine eye , The stars salute me round ; Father , I blush , I mourn to lie Thus grovelling on the ground . My warmer spirits move , And make attempts to fly ; I wish aloud for wings of love ...
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