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" To a lord's house, as lordly as can be, Made for the use of pride and luxury, They come ; the gentle courtier at the door Stops, and will hardly enter in before. But 'tis, sir, your command, and being so, I'm sworn t' obedience ; and so in they go. "
The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse - Page 166
by Abraham Cowley - 1809
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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley

Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 pages
...to the town our wearied travellers get [g] To a lord's houfe, as lordly as can be, Made for the ufe of pride and luxury, They come ; the gentle courtier...the door Stops, and will hardly enter in before. But 'tis, fir, your command, and being fo, I'm fworn t' obedience ; and fo in they go.Behind a hanging...
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A Bill to Enable John Dickins, of Leaton in the County of Stafford, Esq; to ...

Great Britain. Parliament - 1772 - 300 pages
...to the town our wearied travellers get [>], To a lord's houfe, as lordly as can be, Made for the ufe of pride and luxury, They come ; the gentle courtier...at the door Stops, and will hardly enter in before. [£] — car wearied travellers get] He forgot his ow» Idea of a moufe's journey, ly night : nay,...
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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Two Volumes, Volume 2

Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 298 pages
...the town our wearied travellers get £<$], To a lord's houfe, as lordly as can be, Made for the ufe of pride and luxury, They come ; the gentle courtier at the door Stops, and wil^hardly enter in before. [i] — our wearied travellers gci\ He forgot his own idea of a moufe's...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 520 pages
...When to the town our wearied travellers geti To a lord's houfe, as lordly as can be, Made for the ul'e of pride and luxury, They come ; the gentle courtier...the door Stops, and will hardly enter in before; But 'tis, fir, your command, and being fo, I'm fworn t' obedience; and fo in they go. Behind a hanging,...
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The Works of the English Poets: Cowley

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 418 pages
...To a lord's houfe, as lordly as can be, Made for the ufe of pride and luxury, They come ; the gentfe courtier at the door Stops, and will hardly enter in before ; But 'tis, fir, your command, and being fo, I'm fsvorn t' obedience ; and fo in they go. Behind a hanging,...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...When to the town our weary 'd trav'llers get. To a lord's houic, a* lordly as can be, Made for the ule of pride and luxury. They come ; the gentle courtier...door .Stops, and will hardly enter in before ; But 'tis Sir, your command, and being fo, I'm fworn t* obedience ; and fo in they go. Behind a hanging...
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Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret ...

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...town our wearied travellers get : z POEMS. To a lord's honfe, as lordly as can be, Made for the ufc of pride and luxury, They come ; the gentle courtier...door Stops, and will hardly enter in before ; But 'tis, fir, your command, and' being fo, I'm fworn t' obedience ; and fo in they go. Behind a hanging...
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The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse, Volume 3

Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 284 pages
...modest curtains of the night." Plainly the truth to tell, the sun was set, When to the town our wearied travellers get : To a lord's house, as lordly as can...will hardly enter in before ; But 't is, sir, your comtnand, and being so, I 'm sworn t' obedience ; and so in they go. Behind a hanging, in a spacious...
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Cowley, Denham, Milton

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...to the town our wearied travellers get : To a lord's house, as lordly as can be, .'•'•I'll- fur the use of pride and luxury, They come ; the gentle...at the door Stops, and will hardly enter in before : " Rut 'tis, sir, your command, and being so, I'm iworn t' obedience ; and so in they go." fr Behind...
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The British Prose Writers...: Cowley's essays. Shenstone's essays

1821 - 424 pages
...modest curtains of the night." -Plainly the truth to tell, the suu was set, When to the town our wearied travellers get,* To a lord's house, as lordly as can...door Stops, and will hardly enter in before. " But 'tis, sir, your command, and being so, I'm sworn to obedience ;" and so in they go. Behind a hanging...
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