The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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... And every venal stickler for the yoke Felt himself crush'd at the first word he spoke . Such men are raised to station and command , When Providence means mercy to a land . He speaks , and they appear ; to him they TABLE TALK . 31.
... And every venal stickler for the yoke Felt himself crush'd at the first word he spoke . Such men are raised to station and command , When Providence means mercy to a land . He speaks , and they appear ; to him they TABLE TALK . 31.
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... Mean you to prophesy , or but to preach ? B. I know the mind , that feels indeed the fire The Muse imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er the theme , that others never feel . If human ...
... Mean you to prophesy , or but to preach ? B. I know the mind , that feels indeed the fire The Muse imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er the theme , that others never feel . If human ...
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... mean and low Proves that the mind is weak , or makes it so . Neglected talents rust into decay , And every effort ends in pushpin play . The man that means success should soar above A soldier's feather or a lady's glove ; Else ...
... mean and low Proves that the mind is weak , or makes it so . Neglected talents rust into decay , And every effort ends in pushpin play . The man that means success should soar above A soldier's feather or a lady's glove ; Else ...
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... mean ; The joy the danger and the toil o'erpays- ' Tis exercise , and health , and length of days . Again impetuous to the field he flies ; Leaps every fence but one , there falls and dies ; Like a slain deer , the tumbril brings him ...
... mean ; The joy the danger and the toil o'erpays- ' Tis exercise , and health , and length of days . Again impetuous to the field he flies ; Leaps every fence but one , there falls and dies ; Like a slain deer , the tumbril brings him ...
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... Yon cottager , who weaves at her own door , Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content though mean , and cheerful if not gay , Shuffling her threads about the livelong day , Just earns a scanty pittance , and at night Lies 72 TRUTH .
... Yon cottager , who weaves at her own door , Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content though mean , and cheerful if not gay , Shuffling her threads about the livelong day , Just earns a scanty pittance , and at night Lies 72 TRUTH .
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