The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts, Volume 3J. Dodsley [and others], 1792 - 340 pages |
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Æther againſt angels art thou becauſe beſt bleffed bleft boaſt boundleſs cauſe Centaurs Chriſtian cloſe confcience dæmons darkneſs death defire DEITY delight deſpair divine doft earth endleſs eternal ev'ry facred fame fenfe fhall fhew fhines firft firſt folly fome fons foon foul ftand ftill ftrike ftrong fuch fuperior fupport fupreme fure glory greateſt guilt happineſs heart heaven himſelf hope human immortal infidelity itſelf juſt laſt leaſt lefs leſs LORENZO man's mankind moft moral moſt muft muſt myſteries nature nature's nought numbers o'er ourſelves paffions pain paſt pleaſure praiſe preſent promiſe proud reaſon reft rife ſcene ſenſe ſet ſhall ſhould ſkies ſome ſpeak ſphere ſpirit ſtand ſtars ſtill ſuch thee thefe themſelves theſe thine things thofe thoſe thought thouſand thro throne triumph truth underſtanding vice virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſdom wiſh worfe wretched
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