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... sense . Not so when Virtue by her guards betray'd , Spurn'd from her throne , implores the Muse's aid- ; When crimes , which erst in kindred darkness lay , Rise frontless , and insult the eye of day ; Indignant Hymen veils his hallow'd ...
... sense . Not so when Virtue by her guards betray'd , Spurn'd from her throne , implores the Muse's aid- ; When crimes , which erst in kindred darkness lay , Rise frontless , and insult the eye of day ; Indignant Hymen veils his hallow'd ...
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... sense : He seem'd to sport and trifle with the dart , But while he sported , drove it to the heart . In graver strains majestic PERSIUS wrote , Big with a ripe exuberance of thought : Greatly sedate , contemn'd a tyrant's reign , And ...
... sense : He seem'd to sport and trifle with the dart , But while he sported , drove it to the heart . In graver strains majestic PERSIUS wrote , Big with a ripe exuberance of thought : Greatly sedate , contemn'd a tyrant's reign , And ...
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... sense . At length , again fair Science shot her ray , Dawn'd in the skies , and spoke returning day . Now , SATIRE , triumph o'er thy flying foe , Now load thy quiver , string thy slacken'd bow ! ' Tis done - See , great ERASMUS breaks ...
... sense . At length , again fair Science shot her ray , Dawn'd in the skies , and spoke returning day . Now , SATIRE , triumph o'er thy flying foe , Now load thy quiver , string thy slacken'd bow ! ' Tis done - See , great ERASMUS breaks ...
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... Sense . Then rose a shameless , mercenary train , Whom latest time shall view with just disdain : A race fantastic , in whose gaudy line Untutor❜d thought , and tinsel beauty shine ; Wit's shatter'd mirror lies in fragments bright ...
... Sense . Then rose a shameless , mercenary train , Whom latest time shall view with just disdain : A race fantastic , in whose gaudy line Untutor❜d thought , and tinsel beauty shine ; Wit's shatter'd mirror lies in fragments bright ...
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... sense to form his line conspire , And faultless judgment guides the purest fire . But see , at length , the British Genius smile , And show'r her bounties o'er her favor'd isle : Behold for POPE she twines the laurel crown , And centers ...
... sense to form his line conspire , And faultless judgment guides the purest fire . But see , at length , the British Genius smile , And show'r her bounties o'er her favor'd isle : Behold for POPE she twines the laurel crown , And centers ...
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Bard beauty Behold Bishop of Gloucester boast bold breast Brentford bright Britain's charms Colley Cibber court dare Democritus destin'd e'er Emperor of China EPISTLES SATIRICAL eunuchs ev'n facundia fair fame fancy Fashion fate fav'rite fear fire flame folly fool frown genius gibbets give glory gold golden reign good-natur'd grace Graecian haec hate hear heart heav'n honor hope Houyhnhnm ibid king land laugh lie Fit lord mankind merit mighty mind Muse ne'er Newmarket night numbers nunc o'er once passion Pindaric pleas'd Poet Pope pow'r praise pride quae Quam quid quod rage refin'd reign resistless ridicule rise risum SATIRE's SATIRICAL AND PRECEPTIVE scarce scenes scorn sense shame shew shine shun skies slave smile speak taste thou thought toil tongue truth Tyburn vice vide virtue Virtue's voice wise words Wreath youth
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