Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... never yet has fail'd , I place my confidence . MIRIAM . What must I do ? Command thy daughter ; for thy words have waked An holy boldness in my youthful breast . JOCHEBED . Go then , my Miriam , go , and take the infant . Buried in ...
... never yet has fail'd , I place my confidence . MIRIAM . What must I do ? Command thy daughter ; for thy words have waked An holy boldness in my youthful breast . JOCHEBED . Go then , my Miriam , go , and take the infant . Buried in ...
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... never , never see my boy ! Enter Miriam . JOCHEBED . Come and lament with me thy brother's loss ! MIRIAM . Come and adore with me the God of Jacob ! JOCHEBED . Miriam ! -the child is dead ! MIRIAM . He lives ! he lives ! JOCHEBED ...
... never , never see my boy ! Enter Miriam . JOCHEBED . Come and lament with me thy brother's loss ! MIRIAM . Come and adore with me the God of Jacob ! JOCHEBED . Miriam ! -the child is dead ! MIRIAM . He lives ! he lives ! JOCHEBED ...
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... never reign'd . No ! glory darts her soul - pervading ray On thrones and cottages , regardless still Of all the artificial nice distinctions Vain human customs make . SAUL . Where is this youth ? ABNER . Without thy tent he ' waits ...
... never reign'd . No ! glory darts her soul - pervading ray On thrones and cottages , regardless still Of all the artificial nice distinctions Vain human customs make . SAUL . Where is this youth ? ABNER . Without thy tent he ' waits ...
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... never bore Thy honour'd name to many a land remote ; From the fair regions where Euphrates laves Assyria's borders to the distant Nile . DAVID . True , mighty king ! I am indeed alike Unbless'd by Fortune , and to Fame unknown ; A lowly ...
... never bore Thy honour'd name to many a land remote ; From the fair regions where Euphrates laves Assyria's borders to the distant Nile . DAVID . True , mighty king ! I am indeed alike Unbless'd by Fortune , and to Fame unknown ; A lowly ...
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... never plead in vain . BELSHAZZAR . [ He is going . Stay , prophet , and receive thy promised gift ; The scarlet robe and princely chain are thine ; And let my heralds publish through the land , That Daniel stands , in dignity and power ...
... never plead in vain . BELSHAZZAR . [ He is going . Stay , prophet , and receive thy promised gift ; The scarlet robe and princely chain are thine ; And let my heralds publish through the land , That Daniel stands , in dignity and power ...
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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