Poems and PlaysMessrs. Price, Sleater, 1785 - 274 pages |
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... This tranflation was firft printed in one of our Author's earliest works , The prefent ftate of learning in Europe , 12mos 1759 . & No more my titles fhall children tell , my Prologue, written and Spoken by the Poet Laberius,
... This tranflation was firft printed in one of our Author's earliest works , The prefent ftate of learning in Europe , 12mos 1759 . & No more my titles fhall children tell , my Prologue, written and Spoken by the Poet Laberius,
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Oliver Goldsmith. & No more my titles fhall children tell , my The old buffoon will fit my name as well ; This day beyond its term my fate extends , For life is ended when our honour ends . THE DOUBLE TRANSFORMATION . A TALE . SECLUDED ...
Oliver Goldsmith. & No more my titles fhall children tell , my The old buffoon will fit my name as well ; This day beyond its term my fate extends , For life is ended when our honour ends . THE DOUBLE TRANSFORMATION . A TALE . SECLUDED ...
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... fhall pay ; " I'll feek the folitude he fought , " And ftretch me where he lay . " And there , forlorn defpairing hid , " I'll lay me down and die ! " ' Twas fo for me that Edwin did , 135 " And fo for him will I. " 140 " Forbid it ...
... fhall pay ; " I'll feek the folitude he fought , " And ftretch me where he lay . " And there , forlorn defpairing hid , " I'll lay me down and die ! " ' Twas fo for me that Edwin did , 135 " And fo for him will I. " 140 " Forbid it ...
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... fhall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind . As different good , by art or nature given , 75 To different nations makes their bleffings even . 80 Nature , a mother kind alike to all , Still grants her blifs at labour's ...
... fhall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind . As different good , by art or nature given , 75 To different nations makes their bleffings even . 80 Nature , a mother kind alike to all , Still grants her blifs at labour's ...
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... fhall lie , And scholars , foldiers , kings , unhonour'd die . Yet think not , thus when Freedom's ills I state , ; I mean to flatter kings , or court the great ; Ye pow'rs of truth , that bid my foul afpire , Far from my bofom drive ...
... fhall lie , And scholars , foldiers , kings , unhonour'd die . Yet think not , thus when Freedom's ills I state , ; I mean to flatter kings , or court the great ; Ye pow'rs of truth , that bid my foul afpire , Far from my bofom drive ...
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affure Afide anfwer aſk beft beſt bleffings bleft buſineſs charms Conftance coufin Croak Croaker dear defire Ecod Enter ev'n ev'ry Exeunt Exit fafe feem feen fenfe fent fervants ferve fhall fhew fhould fifter fince firft firſt fome fomething foon fortune fpirits friendſhip ftill fuch fuppofe fure gentleman good-natur'd Haft Haftings happineſs HARDCASTLE hear heart himſelf Honey Honeywood honour hope houfe houſe Jarvis juft juſt lady laft laſt Leont Leontine Lofty madam mafter Marlow Mifs Hard Mifs Nev Mifs Neville Mifs Rich Mifs Richland modeft moft moſt muft muſt myſelf never Oliv OLIVER GOLDSMITH Olivia paffion perfon pleaſe pleaſure praiſe promife reafon ſay ſcarce ſeen ſhall ſhe Sir Char Sir Wil ſpeak tell thefe there's theſe thing thofe thoſe Tony underſtand uſed whofe yourſelf Zounds