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... happy frailties to all ranks applied ; Shame to the virgin , to the matron pride , Fear to the statesman , rashness ... happy nature to explore , The fool is happy that he knows no more ; 260 The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n , 265 ...
... happy frailties to all ranks applied ; Shame to the virgin , to the matron pride , Fear to the statesman , rashness ... happy nature to explore , The fool is happy that he knows no more ; 260 The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n , 265 ...
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... happy life of a conscientious clergyman . He died in the happy conviction that his last poem , The Fleece ( 1757 ) , was his magnum opus . The singer of shady dales and imperial Rome here set for himself a very different task . The care ...
... happy life of a conscientious clergyman . He died in the happy conviction that his last poem , The Fleece ( 1757 ) , was his magnum opus . The singer of shady dales and imperial Rome here set for himself a very different task . The care ...
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... happy clime , Which Britain makes th ' asylum of mankind . But joy superior far his bosom warms , Who views those shores in every culture dress'd ; With habitations gay , and numerous towns , On hill and valley ; and his countrymen 515 ...
... happy clime , Which Britain makes th ' asylum of mankind . But joy superior far his bosom warms , Who views those shores in every culture dress'd ; With habitations gay , and numerous towns , On hill and valley ; and his countrymen 515 ...
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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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