Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... tell it thee ? Must die a bloody death ! My child , my son , My youngest born , my darling must be slain . MIRIAM . The helpless innocent , and must he die ? This seeming evil for some latent good . Yes , I will laud thy grace , and ...
... tell it thee ? Must die a bloody death ! My child , my son , My youngest born , my darling must be slain . MIRIAM . The helpless innocent , and must he die ? This seeming evil for some latent good . Yes , I will laud thy grace , and ...
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... tell thee ! Yes , thy darling son Was lost , and is restored ; was dead , and lives ! MIRIAM . How joyful shall we spend the live - long night In praises to Jehovah , who thus mocks All human foresight , and converts the means Of ...
... tell thee ! Yes , thy darling son Was lost , and is restored ; was dead , and lives ! MIRIAM . How joyful shall we spend the live - long night In praises to Jehovah , who thus mocks All human foresight , and converts the means Of ...
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... tell when I may next embrace him ? Who can declare the counsels of the Lord ? Or when the moment , pre - ordain'd by Heaven To fill his great design , may come ? This son , This blessing of my age , is set apart For high exploits ; the ...
... tell when I may next embrace him ? Who can declare the counsels of the Lord ? Or when the moment , pre - ordain'd by Heaven To fill his great design , may come ? This son , This blessing of my age , is set apart For high exploits ; the ...
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... Tell me now , Where the bold captain of your host encamps ? ELIAB . Wherefore inquire ? what boots it thee to know ? Behold him there ! great Abner , famed in arms . DAVID . I bring thee , mighty Abner , from my father ( A simple ...
... Tell me now , Where the bold captain of your host encamps ? ELIAB . Wherefore inquire ? what boots it thee to know ? Behold him there ! great Abner , famed in arms . DAVID . I bring thee , mighty Abner , from my father ( A simple ...
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... tell it not in Gath , nor let the sound Reach Askelon , how once your slaughter'd lords By mighty Samson found one common grave ! When his broad shoulders the firm pillars heaved , And to its base the tottering fabric shook . GOLIATH ...
... tell it not in Gath , nor let the sound Reach Askelon , how once your slaughter'd lords By mighty Samson found one common grave ! When his broad shoulders the firm pillars heaved , And to its base the tottering fabric shook . GOLIATH ...
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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