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Page 176
... tears shall flow from a more gen'rous cause , Such tears , as patriots shed for dying laws : He bids your breasts with ancient ardour rise , And calls forth Roman drops from British eyes . Virtue confess'd in human shape he draws , What ...
... tears shall flow from a more gen'rous cause , Such tears , as patriots shed for dying laws : He bids your breasts with ancient ardour rise , And calls forth Roman drops from British eyes . Virtue confess'd in human shape he draws , What ...
Page 190
... tears ! In vain lost Eloïsa weeps and prays , Her heart still dictates , and her hand obeys . Relentless walls ! whose darksome round contains Repentant sighs , and voluntary pains : Ye rugged rocks ! which holy knees have worn ; Ye ...
... tears ! In vain lost Eloïsa weeps and prays , Her heart still dictates , and her hand obeys . Relentless walls ! whose darksome round contains Repentant sighs , and voluntary pains : Ye rugged rocks ! which holy knees have worn ; Ye ...
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... tears spontaneous flow At tragic Ha ! and no less tragic Oh ! To praise his nervous weakness all agree ; And then for sweetness , who so sweet as he ! Too big for utterance when sorrows swell , The too big sorrows flowing tears must ...
... tears spontaneous flow At tragic Ha ! and no less tragic Oh ! To praise his nervous weakness all agree ; And then for sweetness , who so sweet as he ! Too big for utterance when sorrows swell , The too big sorrows flowing tears must ...
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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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