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" But what success Vanessa met Is to the world a secret yet. Whether the nymph, to please her swain, Talks in a high romantic strain; Or whether he at last descends To act with less seraphic ends ; Or, to compound the business, whether They temper love... "
The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin - Page 319
by Jonathan Swift - 1801
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 7

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 456 pages
...less seraphick ends; Or, to compound the business, whether f They temper love and books together; 825 Must never to mankind be told, Nor shall the conscious Muse unfold. Meantime the mournful Queen of Lotfe Led but a weary life above. She ventures now to leave the skies,...
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The Works, Volume 10

Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 352 pages
...whether he at last descends To act with less seraphick ends ; Or, to compound the business, whether JJjey temper love and books together. Must never to mankind be told,^ Nor shall the conscious Muse unfold. Meantime the mournful Queen of Love Led but a weaiy life above. She ventures now to leave the skies,...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 16

Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 472 pages
...swain, Talks in a high romantic strain; Or whether he at last descends To act with less seraphic ends ; Or, to compound the business, whether They temper...mankind be told, Nor shall the conscious Muse unfold. Meantime the mournful Queen of Love Led but a weary life above. She ventures now to leave the skies,...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 658 pages
...strain; Or whether he at last descends, To act with less seraphick ends . Or, to compound the bu>iness, whether They temper love and books together ; Must...mankind be told, Nor shall the conscious muse unfold." These lines, considered as detached from the rest, might perhaps admit of such an interpretation; but...
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Specimens of the British Poets ...

British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...swain, Talks in a high romantic strain, Or whether he at last descends To like with less seraphic ends ; Or, to compound the business, whether They temper...and books together ; Must never to mankind be told, IN or shall the conscious Muse unfold. Mean-time the mournful queen of Love Led but a weary life above...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 11

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 pages
...swain, Talks in a high romantic strain ; Or whether he at last descends To act with less seraphic ends ; Or, to compound the business, whether They temper...and books together ; Must never to mankind be told, Kor shall the conscious Miue unfold. Meantime the mournful queen of love Led but a weary life above....
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Lansdowne, Yalden ...

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 pages
...descends To art with lese seraphic ends ; Or, to compound the business, whether They temper love and book* together ; -Must never to mankind be told, Nor shall the conscious Muse unfold. Meantime the mournful queen of love Lrd but a weary life above. Sli« ventures now to leave the skies,...
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Poems, by Somerville, Pattison, Savage, Broome, and Swift, Issues 80-81

William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...romantic strain; .. •..•. or whether he at last descends '.•:•. to act with less seraphic ends; or, to compound the business, whether they temper...mankind be told, nor shall the conscious muse unfold. Meantime the mournful queen of love led but a weary life above. She ventures now to leave the skies,...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 352 pages
...understand the trite force of words, which has been on many occasions the source of infinite errors among us, from not studying our own language. The...examining into the proper meaning of this word, we shall find that it has a very different sense when applied to one's self, and when it refers to others....
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift...

Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 412 pages
...swain, Talks in a high romantic strain ; Or whether he at last descends To act with less seraphic ends ; Or, to compound the business, whether They temper...and books together; "Must never to mankind be told, ?for shall the conscious Muse unfold. Meantime the mournful Queen of Love Led but a weary life above....
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