The Poems and PlaysMethuen, 1905 - 183 pages |
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... come in for a share . As these offer the feeble mind a less laborious entertainment , they at first rival Poetry , and at length supplant her ; they engross all that favour once shown to her , and though but younger sisters , seize upon ...
... come in for a share . As these offer the feeble mind a less laborious entertainment , they at first rival Poetry , and at length supplant her ; they engross all that favour once shown to her , and though but younger sisters , seize upon ...
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... come , when stripp'd of all her charms , The land of scholars , and the nurse of arms , Where noble stems transmit the patriot flame , Where kings have toil'd , and poets wrote for fame , One sink of level avarice shall lie , And ...
... come , when stripp'd of all her charms , The land of scholars , and the nurse of arms , Where noble stems transmit the patriot flame , Where kings have toil'd , and poets wrote for fame , One sink of level avarice shall lie , And ...
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... Come , all ye quack bards , and ye quacking divines , Come , and dance on the spot where your tyrant reclines : When Satire and Censure encircl'd his throne , I fear'd for your safety , I fear'd for my own ; But now he is gone , and we ...
... Come , all ye quack bards , and ye quacking divines , Come , and dance on the spot where your tyrant reclines : When Satire and Censure encircl'd his throne , I fear'd for your safety , I fear'd for my own ; But now he is gone , and we ...
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... come tell it , and burn ye ! He was , could he help it ? —a special attorney . Here Reynolds is laid , and to tell you my mind , He has not left a wiser or better behind , His pencil was striking , resistless , and grand ; His manners ...
... come tell it , and burn ye ! He was , could he help it ? —a special attorney . Here Reynolds is laid , and to tell you my mind , He has not left a wiser or better behind , His pencil was striking , resistless , and grand ; His manners ...
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... come to the place where we all were to dine , ( A chair - lumber'd closet just twelve feet by nine :) My friend bade me welcome , but struck me quite dumb , With tidings that Johnson and Burke would not come ; For I knew it , ' he cried ...
... come to the place where we all were to dine , ( A chair - lumber'd closet just twelve feet by nine :) My friend bade me welcome , but struck me quite dumb , With tidings that Johnson and Burke would not come ; For I knew it , ' he cried ...
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