Elegant poems. Pope's Essay on man, Blair's Grave, Gray's Elegy, Goldsmith's Traveller, and Goldsmith's Deserted village1814 |
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... reign being , but a sov'reign good . True faith , true policy , united ran , That was but love of God , and this of man . 225 230 235 240 Who first taught souls enslav'd , and realms un- done , 246 Th ' enormous faith of many made for ...
... reign being , but a sov'reign good . True faith , true policy , united ran , That was but love of God , and this of man . 225 230 235 240 Who first taught souls enslav'd , and realms un- done , 246 Th ' enormous faith of many made for ...
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... reign , or bleed Like Socrates , that man is great indeed . What's fame a fancy'd life in other's breath , A thing beyond us , ev'n before our death . 235 Just what you hear , you have ; and what's unknown The same ( my Lord ) if ...
... reign , or bleed Like Socrates , that man is great indeed . What's fame a fancy'd life in other's breath , A thing beyond us , ev'n before our death . 235 Just what you hear , you have ; and what's unknown The same ( my Lord ) if ...
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... reigns , and night , dark night , Dark as was chaos , ere the infant sun Was roll'd together , or had try'd its beams Athwart the gloom profound.- -The sickly taper , By glimm'ring through thy low - brow'd misty vaults , ( Furr'd round ...
... reigns , and night , dark night , Dark as was chaos , ere the infant sun Was roll'd together , or had try'd its beams Athwart the gloom profound.- -The sickly taper , By glimm'ring through thy low - brow'd misty vaults , ( Furr'd round ...
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... , gives up its charge . Ambition , half convicted of her folly , Hangs down the head , and reddens at the tale . Here all the mighty troublers of the earth , Who swam to sov'reign rule through seas of blood ; 68 BLAIR'S GRAVE .
... , gives up its charge . Ambition , half convicted of her folly , Hangs down the head , and reddens at the tale . Here all the mighty troublers of the earth , Who swam to sov'reign rule through seas of blood ; 68 BLAIR'S GRAVE .
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Elegant poems. Who swam to sov'reign rule through seas of blood ; Th ' oppressive , sturdy , man - destroying villains , Who ravag'd kingdoms , and laid empires waste , And in a cruel wantonness of power Thinn'd states of half their ...
Elegant poems. Who swam to sov'reign rule through seas of blood ; Th ' oppressive , sturdy , man - destroying villains , Who ravag'd kingdoms , and laid empires waste , And in a cruel wantonness of power Thinn'd states of half their ...
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alike Amidst beneath Blair blank verse bless'd blessing blest bliss blood boast breast breath charms climes creature dear death e'en e'er earth ease Elegy EPISTLE EPISTLE II eternal ev'n ev'ry fame fear fix'd flies fool form'd gen'ral giv'n grave hand happiness heart Heav'n honour hope hope and fear human instinct int'rest kings land laws learn'd looks lord luxury man's mankind mind monarch moral nature nature's ne'er never o'er OLIVER GOLDSMITH once pain passions plac'd Pleas'd pleasure poem poor pow'r pride proud reason reign rest rich rill rise Robert Blair round Self-love shade shame sire skies slave smiling society soul spread strength swain sweet SWEET AUBURN taught tell thee thine thing thou thro toil Twas tyrant vice village virtue weak wealth Whilst whole wise world unknown wretch yonder
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