The Poems and PlaysMethuen, 1905 - 183 pages |
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... hope at rest , May gather bliss to see my fellows bless'd . But where to find that happiest spot below , Who can direct , when all pretend to know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ...
... hope at rest , May gather bliss to see my fellows bless'd . But where to find that happiest spot below , Who can direct , when all pretend to know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ...
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... hope and comfort fail , Not to assist , but to bewail 60 The inevitable loss . Relentless tyrant , at thy call How do the good , the virtuous fall . Truth , beauty , worth , and all that most engage , But wake thy vengeance and provoke ...
... hope and comfort fail , Not to assist , but to bewail 60 The inevitable loss . Relentless tyrant , at thy call How do the good , the virtuous fall . Truth , beauty , worth , and all that most engage , But wake thy vengeance and provoke ...
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... shall ne'er see your graces , As I hope to be saved ! without thinking on asses . ' EDINBURGH , 1753 . EPITAPH ON EDWARD PURDON H ERE lies poor Ned Purdon 40 OLIVER GOLDSMITH EPITAPH ON THOMAS PARNELL, THE CLOWN'S REPLY,
... shall ne'er see your graces , As I hope to be saved ! without thinking on asses . ' EDINBURGH , 1753 . EPITAPH ON EDWARD PURDON H ERE lies poor Ned Purdon 40 OLIVER GOLDSMITH EPITAPH ON THOMAS PARNELL, THE CLOWN'S REPLY,
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... hope the wretch relies ; And e'en the pang preceding death Bids expectation rise . Hope , like the gleaming taper's light , Adorns and cheers our way ; And still , as darker grows the night , Emits a brighter ray . SECOND PRIEST ...
... hope the wretch relies ; And e'en the pang preceding death Bids expectation rise . Hope , like the gleaming taper's light , Adorns and cheers our way ; And still , as darker grows the night , Emits a brighter ray . SECOND PRIEST ...
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... hope to be saved , I put off being shaved ; For I could not make bold , While the matter was cold , To meddle in suds , Or to put on my duds ; So tell Horneck and Nesbitt And Baker and his bit , And Kauffman beside , And the Jessamy ...
... hope to be saved , I put off being shaved ; For I could not make bold , While the matter was cold , To meddle in suds , Or to put on my duds ; So tell Horneck and Nesbitt And Baker and his bit , And Kauffman beside , And the Jessamy ...
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