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... LAND [ 1728 ] Gi'e me a lass with a lump of land , And we for life shall gang thegither ; Tho ' daft or wise I'll never demand , Or black or fair it maks na whether . 1 Slow , lazy . 2 Waking . 3 Shrewd . 4 Wipe off . 5 Shut . 6 Dull ...
... LAND [ 1728 ] Gi'e me a lass with a lump of land , And we for life shall gang thegither ; Tho ' daft or wise I'll never demand , Or black or fair it maks na whether . 1 Slow , lazy . 2 Waking . 3 Shrewd . 4 Wipe off . 5 Shut . 6 Dull ...
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... land gives more employment to the loom , Or kindlier feeds the indigent ; no land With more variety of wealth rewards 500 505 The hand of labour : thither , from the wrongs Of lawless rule the freeborn spirit flies ; Thither affliction ...
... land gives more employment to the loom , Or kindlier feeds the indigent ; no land With more variety of wealth rewards 500 505 The hand of labour : thither , from the wrongs Of lawless rule the freeborn spirit flies ; Thither affliction ...
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... land unknown . She saw the couches of the dead , and where the fibrous roots Of every heart on earth infixes deep its restless twists ; A land of sorrows and of tears where never smile was seen . She wander'd in the land of clouds ...
... land unknown . She saw the couches of the dead , and where the fibrous roots Of every heart on earth infixes deep its restless twists ; A land of sorrows and of tears where never smile was seen . She wander'd in the land of clouds ...
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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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