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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... friends bestow , Who in light sport , not sorrow , partners are . Who leaves to guide the ship when storms arise , Is guilty both of sin and cowardice . But when his noble friend perceiv'd that he Yielded to tyrant Passion more and more ...
... friends bestow , Who in light sport , not sorrow , partners are . Who leaves to guide the ship when storms arise , Is guilty both of sin and cowardice . But when his noble friend perceiv'd that he Yielded to tyrant Passion more and more ...
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... friend , were We ' ave lost in him arts that not yet are found . Thou need'st not make new songs , but say the. But ... friends forget ; And , when deep talk and wisdom came in view , Retir'd , and gave to them their due : For the rich ...
... friend , were We ' ave lost in him arts that not yet are found . Thou need'st not make new songs , but say the. But ... friends forget ; And , when deep talk and wisdom came in view , Retir'd , and gave to them their due : For the rich ...
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... friends might grieve , That in their memories he still might live . Yet wiser Ennius gave command to all His friends , not to bewail his funeral ; Your tears for such a death in vain you spend , Which straight in immortality shall end ...
... friends might grieve , That in their memories he still might live . Yet wiser Ennius gave command to all His friends , not to bewail his funeral ; Your tears for such a death in vain you spend , Which straight in immortality shall end ...
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