Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... less did I imagine myself at liberty to invent cir- cumstances . I reflected with awe , that the place whereon I stood was holy ground . All the latitude I permitted myself was , to make such persons as I selected act under such ...
... less did I imagine myself at liberty to invent cir- cumstances . I reflected with awe , that the place whereon I stood was holy ground . All the latitude I permitted myself was , to make such persons as I selected act under such ...
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... less than human were the gods they sung . Though false their faith , they taught the best they knew ; And ( blush , O Christians ! ) liv'd above their faith . They would have bless'd the beam , and hail'd the day , That chas'd the moral ...
... less than human were the gods they sung . Though false their faith , they taught the best they knew ; And ( blush , O Christians ! ) liv'd above their faith . They would have bless'd the beam , and hail'd the day , That chas'd the moral ...
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... less than the broad beam To which the busy weaver hangs his loom : Not to be wielded by a mortal hand Save by his own . An armour - bearer walks Before this mighty champion , in his hand Bearing the giant's shield . Thrice every morn ...
... less than the broad beam To which the busy weaver hangs his loom : Not to be wielded by a mortal hand Save by his own . An armour - bearer walks Before this mighty champion , in his hand Bearing the giant's shield . Thrice every morn ...
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... less dear , not less deserving sons . But whence that glittering ornament , which hangs Useless upon thy thigh ? DAVID . Tis the king's gift . But thou art right ; it suits not me , my brother ! Nor sword I mean to use , nor spear to ...
... less dear , not less deserving sons . But whence that glittering ornament , which hangs Useless upon thy thigh ? DAVID . Tis the king's gift . But thou art right ; it suits not me , my brother ! Nor sword I mean to use , nor spear to ...
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... less , but give us more . Ill could my ardent spirit be content With meagre abstinence and hungry hope . Let those misjudging Israelites , who want The nimble spirits and the active soul , Call their blunt feelings virtue : let them ...
... less , but give us more . Ill could my ardent spirit be content With meagre abstinence and hungry hope . Let those misjudging Israelites , who want The nimble spirits and the active soul , Call their blunt feelings virtue : let them ...
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arms Bavius beauty behold BELSHAZZAR bless bless'd bliss breast breath bright charms Columbo court cried crown'd Cupid DARIUS dear death delight Derry divine dread Dunciad e'en e'er earth ELIAB epigram eternal eyes fair fame fancy fate fear fire flame fond fool give glory goddess grace grief hand happy hast hear heart Heaven heavenly hero honour hope Iliad JOCHEBED king live Lord lyre maid mighty mind mortal mourn muse nature ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er pain passion PHARNACES Pindaric pleasure poem poet praise pride queen rage reign rise round sacred Sappho satire scene shade shine sigh sing skies smile soft song SORANUS soul spirit Spleen sweet taste tears tell thee thine things thou thought throne tongue trembling truth Twas verse vex'd Virgil virtue wings youth