The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 10Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... Heaven adores . Hither the wild , the frolic , and the gay , As thoughtless thro ' their wanton rounds they stray , Compell'd by Fame , repair with curious eye , And their own various forms with wonder spy . The censor so polite , so ...
... Heaven adores . Hither the wild , the frolic , and the gay , As thoughtless thro ' their wanton rounds they stray , Compell'd by Fame , repair with curious eye , And their own various forms with wonder spy . The censor so polite , so ...
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... Heaven above , and Heaven inclines to prayer , Thou sail'st secure ; my sons with lifted eyes , And pious vows , for thee have gain'd the skies . Come then , my much - lov'd lord ! No more th ' alarms Of wasteful war require thee from ...
... Heaven above , and Heaven inclines to prayer , Thou sail'st secure ; my sons with lifted eyes , And pious vows , for thee have gain'd the skies . Come then , my much - lov'd lord ! No more th ' alarms Of wasteful war require thee from ...
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... Heaven's avenger hastening to the land . Oppression , Fraud , Confusion , and Affright , Fierce fiends , that ravag'd in the gloomy night Of lawless Power , defeated , fly before his dazzling So to th ' eclipsing Moon , by the still ...
... Heaven's avenger hastening to the land . Oppression , Fraud , Confusion , and Affright , Fierce fiends , that ravag'd in the gloomy night Of lawless Power , defeated , fly before his dazzling So to th ' eclipsing Moon , by the still ...
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... Heaven itself the illustrious line began ; Ten ages in descent it ran , In each descent increas'd with honours new . Never did Heaven's Supreme inspire In mortal breasts a nobler fire , Nor his own image livelier drew . Of pure ethereal ...
... Heaven itself the illustrious line began ; Ten ages in descent it ran , In each descent increas'd with honours new . Never did Heaven's Supreme inspire In mortal breasts a nobler fire , Nor his own image livelier drew . Of pure ethereal ...
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... Heaven eternal springs , And , o'er his quiet grave , Peace spreads her downy His son , a second William , fills his place , And climbs to manhood with so swift a pace , 9 Maurice and Henry . As if he knew , he had not long to stay ...
... Heaven eternal springs , And , o'er his quiet grave , Peace spreads her downy His son , a second William , fills his place , And climbs to manhood with so swift a pace , 9 Maurice and Henry . As if he knew , he had not long to stay ...
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