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Page 19
... scorn . From what followed , it may be inferred that the disap- pointment did not weigh very heavily on his spirits ; nor can it be assumed from his verses that his feelings were very deeply engaged . The love poems are as laboriously ...
... scorn . From what followed , it may be inferred that the disap- pointment did not weigh very heavily on his spirits ; nor can it be assumed from his verses that his feelings were very deeply engaged . The love poems are as laboriously ...
Page 56
... scorned all power and laws of men , Goods with their owners hurrying to their den , And future ages threatening with a rude And savage race , successively renewed ; Their king despising with rebellious pride , And foes professed to all ...
... scorned all power and laws of men , Goods with their owners hurrying to their den , And future ages threatening with a rude And savage race , successively renewed ; Their king despising with rebellious pride , And foes professed to all ...
Page 64
... scorn The answer and consent to that report Which , echo - like , the country does return : Mirrors are taught to flatter , but our springs Present the impartial images of things . A rural judge * disposed of beauty's prize ; A simple ...
... scorn The answer and consent to that report Which , echo - like , the country does return : Mirrors are taught to flatter , but our springs Present the impartial images of things . A rural judge * disposed of beauty's prize ; A simple ...
Page 73
... scorn ; and it may be reason- ably inferred that , had Waller been fortunate in his suit , he would have discovered in Saccharissa those qualities of sweetness and tender- ness that first inspired the appellation he bestowed on her ...
... scorn ; and it may be reason- ably inferred that , had Waller been fortunate in his suit , he would have discovered in Saccharissa those qualities of sweetness and tender- ness that first inspired the appellation he bestowed on her ...
Page 74
... scorn nor cruelty does find , But gladly suffers a false wind To blow the ashes of despair From the reviving brand of care . Fool ! that forgets her stubborn look This softness from thy finger took . Strange ! that thy hand should not ...
... scorn nor cruelty does find , But gladly suffers a false wind To blow the ashes of despair From the reviving brand of care . Fool ! that forgets her stubborn look This softness from thy finger took . Strange ! that thy hand should not ...
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