The Poems of John Dryden: 1682-1685Longman, 1995 |
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... head is loyal which thy heart commands , But what's a head with two such gouty hands ? The wise and wealthy love the surest way , And are content to thrive and to obey , 185 But wisdom is to sloth too great a slave ; None are so busy as ...
... head is loyal which thy heart commands , But what's a head with two such gouty hands ? The wise and wealthy love the surest way , And are content to thrive and to obey , 185 But wisdom is to sloth too great a slave ; None are so busy as ...
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... head raised high , on tapestry beneath , And heaving from his breast he puffed his breath : A king and prophet by King Turnus loved , But fate by prescience cannot be removed . 325 Three sleeping slaves he soon subdues , then spies ...
... head raised high , on tapestry beneath , And heaving from his breast he puffed his breath : A king and prophet by King Turnus loved , But fate by prescience cannot be removed . 325 Three sleeping slaves he soon subdues , then spies ...
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... head hung down , and rested on his hand ; His grizzly beard his pensive bosom sought , 125 And all on Lausus ran his restless thought . Careful , concerned his danger to prevent , Much he enquired , and many a message sent To warn him ...
... head hung down , and rested on his hand ; His grizzly beard his pensive bosom sought , 125 And all on Lausus ran his restless thought . Careful , concerned his danger to prevent , Much he enquired , and many a message sent To warn him ...
Contents
Prologue and Epilogue to The Loyal Brother I | 1 |
The Medal | 7 |
Prologue to His Royal Highness | 33 |
Copyright | |
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