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... Fame but from death a villain's name can save , As justice tears his body from the grave ; 250 When what t ' oblivion better were resign'd , Is hung on high , to poison half mankind . All fame is foreign , but of true desert ; Plays ...
... Fame but from death a villain's name can save , As justice tears his body from the grave ; 250 When what t ' oblivion better were resign'd , Is hung on high , to poison half mankind . All fame is foreign , but of true desert ; Plays ...
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... fame ! If all , united , thy ambition call , From ancient story learn to scorn them all . There , in the rich , the honour'd , fam'd , and great , See the false scale of happiness complete ! In hearts of kings , or arms of queens who ...
... fame ! If all , united , thy ambition call , From ancient story learn to scorn them all . There , in the rich , the honour'd , fam'd , and great , See the false scale of happiness complete ! In hearts of kings , or arms of queens who ...
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... fame they live , 45 Are senseless of the fame they give . Ha ! while I gaze , pale Cynthia fades , The bursting earth unveils the shades ! All slow , and wan , and wrapp'd with shrouds , They rise in visionary crowds , And all with ...
... fame they live , 45 Are senseless of the fame they give . Ha ! while I gaze , pale Cynthia fades , The bursting earth unveils the shades ! All slow , and wan , and wrapp'd with shrouds , They rise in visionary crowds , And all with ...
Contents
An Epistle to Fleetwood Shepherd Esq | 3 |
A Better Answer | 9 |
Alma or The Progress of The Mind Canto I ΙΟ | 15 |
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