Minor English Poets, 1660-1780: A Selection from Alexander Chalmers' The English Poets, Volume 1David P. French B. Blom, 1967 - English poetry |
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... dost from fumes arise- Thou , who man's soul dost overshade With a thick cloud by vapours made- Canst have no power to shut his eyes , Or passage of his spirits to choke , Whose flame's so pure that it sends up no smoke . Yet how do ...
... dost from fumes arise- Thou , who man's soul dost overshade With a thick cloud by vapours made- Canst have no power to shut his eyes , Or passage of his spirits to choke , Whose flame's so pure that it sends up no smoke . Yet how do ...
Page 133
... dost alone repair ! The inundations of all liquid pain , And deluge Dropsy , thou dost drain . Fevers so hot , that one would say , Thou might'st as soon hell - fires allay ( The damn'd scarce more incurable than they ) Thou dost so ...
... dost alone repair ! The inundations of all liquid pain , And deluge Dropsy , thou dost drain . Fevers so hot , that one would say , Thou might'st as soon hell - fires allay ( The damn'd scarce more incurable than they ) Thou dost so ...
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... Dost but for others sweat and toil . Officious fool ! that needs must meddling be In business , that concerns not ... dost thou heap up wealth , which thou must Or , what is worse , be left by it ? [ quit , Why dost thou load thyself ...
... Dost but for others sweat and toil . Officious fool ! that needs must meddling be In business , that concerns not ... dost thou heap up wealth , which thou must Or , what is worse , be left by it ? [ quit , Why dost thou load thyself ...
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