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... breast . Hence ostentation here , with tawdry art , Pants for the vulgar praise which fools impart ; Here vanity assumes her pert grimace , And trims her robes of frieze with copper lace , Here beggar pride defrauds her daily cheer , To ...
... breast . Hence ostentation here , with tawdry art , Pants for the vulgar praise which fools impart ; Here vanity assumes her pert grimace , And trims her robes of frieze with copper lace , Here beggar pride defrauds her daily cheer , To ...
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... breast , and freedom on each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now ! Fir'd at the sound , my genius spreads her wing , 15 And flies where Britain courts the western spring ; Where lawns extend that scorn Arcadian pride , And ...
... breast , and freedom on each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now ! Fir'd at the sound , my genius spreads her wing , 15 And flies where Britain courts the western spring ; Where lawns extend that scorn Arcadian pride , And ...
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... breast , and turns the past to pain . In all my wanderings round this world of care , In all my griefs and God has given my share- · - 4 Calm desires ] Gentle thoughts and calm desires ! ' - Carew's Poems , p . 22 . I still had hopes my ...
... breast , and turns the past to pain . In all my wanderings round this world of care , In all my griefs and God has given my share- · - 4 Calm desires ] Gentle thoughts and calm desires ! ' - Carew's Poems , p . 22 . I still had hopes my ...
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... breast ; The ruin'd spendthrift , now no longer proud , Claim'd kindred there , and had his claims allow'd ; The broken soldier , kindly bade to stay , Sate by his fire , and talk'd the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds , or tales of ...
... breast ; The ruin'd spendthrift , now no longer proud , Claim'd kindred there , and had his claims allow'd ; The broken soldier , kindly bade to stay , Sate by his fire , and talk'd the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds , or tales of ...
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... spread . Hears undisturb'd descending torrents flow , And spurns the thunder as it lays below . ' Bp . Warburton's Transl . from Claudian on F. M. Theodorus . Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread , OF GOLDSMITH . 41.
... spread . Hears undisturb'd descending torrents flow , And spurns the thunder as it lays below . ' Bp . Warburton's Transl . from Claudian on F. M. Theodorus . Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread , OF GOLDSMITH . 41.
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