Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1926 - English poetry |
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... thou didst lie ; After , enabled but to suck and cry . Think , when ' twas grown to most , ' twas a poor inn , A province pack'd up in two yards of skin , And that usurp'd , or threaten'd with a rage Of sicknesses , or their true mother ...
... thou didst lie ; After , enabled but to suck and cry . Think , when ' twas grown to most , ' twas a poor inn , A province pack'd up in two yards of skin , And that usurp'd , or threaten'd with a rage Of sicknesses , or their true mother ...
Page 28
... Thou at this midnight seest me . Ir must be however confessed of these writers , that if they are upon common ... thou bold taster of delight , Who , whilst thou should'st but taste , devour'st it quite ! Thou bring'st us an estate ...
... Thou at this midnight seest me . Ir must be however confessed of these writers , that if they are upon common ... thou bold taster of delight , Who , whilst thou should'st but taste , devour'st it quite ! Thou bring'st us an estate ...
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... thou , great Cacsar ! though we know not yet Among what gods thou ' lt fix thy lofty seat , Whether thou ' lt be the kind tutelar god Of thy own Rome ; or with thy awful nod , Guide the vast world , while thy great hand shall bear The ...
... thou , great Cacsar ! though we know not yet Among what gods thou ' lt fix thy lofty seat , Whether thou ' lt be the kind tutelar god Of thy own Rome ; or with thy awful nod , Guide the vast world , while thy great hand shall bear The ...
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