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Page 193
... ev'n then , shall my cold dust remain , Here all its frailties , all its flames resign , And wait till ' tis no sin to mix with thine . Ah wretch ! believ'd the spouse of God in vain , Confess'd within the slave of love and man . Assist ...
... ev'n then , shall my cold dust remain , Here all its frailties , all its flames resign , And wait till ' tis no sin to mix with thine . Ah wretch ! believ'd the spouse of God in vain , Confess'd within the slave of love and man . Assist ...
Page 219
... by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ; In Folly's cup still laughs the bubble , joy ; One prospect lost , another still we gain ; 280 285 And not a vanity is giv'n in vain ; Ev'n AN ESSAY ON MAN 219.
... by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ; In Folly's cup still laughs the bubble , joy ; One prospect lost , another still we gain ; 280 285 And not a vanity is giv'n in vain ; Ev'n AN ESSAY ON MAN 219.
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... Ev'n now , he burns in thought to rear , From its dark bed , the ponderous spear , 170 Rough with the gore of Pictish kings : Ev'n now fond hope his fancy wings , To poise the monarch's massy blade , Of magic - temper'd metal made ; And ...
... Ev'n now , he burns in thought to rear , From its dark bed , the ponderous spear , 170 Rough with the gore of Pictish kings : Ev'n now fond hope his fancy wings , To poise the monarch's massy blade , Of magic - temper'd metal made ; And ...
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MATTHEW PRIOR | 1 |
If wine and music | 7 |
Alma or The Progress of The Mind Canto I ΙΟ | 15 |
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