Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 - Poets, English |
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... fear , And praised for virtues that they scorn to wear , The fleeting forms of majesty engage Respect , while stalking over life's narrow stage ; Then leave their crimes for history to scan , And ask with busy scorn , Was this the man ...
... fear , And praised for virtues that they scorn to wear , The fleeting forms of majesty engage Respect , while stalking over life's narrow stage ; Then leave their crimes for history to scan , And ask with busy scorn , Was this the man ...
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... , and if such as these , Must follow royalty , then welcome ease ; However humble and confined the sphere , Happy the state that has not these to fear . 4. Thus men whose thoughts contemplative havè On situations that B 2 TABLE TALK . 5.
... , and if such as these , Must follow royalty , then welcome ease ; However humble and confined the sphere , Happy the state that has not these to fear . 4. Thus men whose thoughts contemplative havè On situations that B 2 TABLE TALK . 5.
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... fear impedes her in her course . Religion , richest favour of the skies , Stands most revealed before the freeman's eyes ; No shades of superstition blot the day , Liberty chases all that gloom away ; The soul , emancipated ...
... fear impedes her in her course . Religion , richest favour of the skies , Stands most revealed before the freeman's eyes ; No shades of superstition blot the day , Liberty chases all that gloom away ; The soul , emancipated ...
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... fear . Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou standest at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplexed , Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure ...
... fear . Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou standest at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplexed , Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure ...
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... fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf , from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail --- God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their ...
... fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf , from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail --- God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their ...
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