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... hand , which won it , shall forever wear . " He spoke , and speaking , in proud triumph spread The long - contended honours of her head . 140 But Umbriel , hateful gnome ! forbears not so ; He breaks the vial whence the sorrows flow ...
... hand , which won it , shall forever wear . " He spoke , and speaking , in proud triumph spread The long - contended honours of her head . 140 But Umbriel , hateful gnome ! forbears not so ; He breaks the vial whence the sorrows flow ...
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... hand to rapine bred , Plucks off the curling honours of thy head . Here dives the skulking thief , with practis'd sleight , And unfelt fingers make thy pocket light . Where's now thy watch , with all its trinkets , flown ? And thy late ...
... hand to rapine bred , Plucks off the curling honours of thy head . Here dives the skulking thief , with practis'd sleight , And unfelt fingers make thy pocket light . Where's now thy watch , with all its trinkets , flown ? And thy late ...
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... hand Turns on the wretched hearth th ' expiring brand ! Nor yet can Time itself obtain for these Life's latest comforts , due respect and ease : For yonder see that hoary swain , whose age Can with no cares except his own engage ; Who ...
... hand Turns on the wretched hearth th ' expiring brand ! Nor yet can Time itself obtain for these Life's latest comforts , due respect and ease : For yonder see that hoary swain , whose age Can with no cares except his own engage ; Who ...
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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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