The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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... twas but a trick of state- A brave man knows no malice , but at once Forgets in peace the injuries of war , And gives his direst foe a friend's embrace . And , shamed as we have been , to the very beard Braved and defied , and in our ...
... twas but a trick of state- A brave man knows no malice , but at once Forgets in peace the injuries of war , And gives his direst foe a friend's embrace . And , shamed as we have been , to the very beard Braved and defied , and in our ...
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... honour , was renounced herself By all that prized it ; not for prudery's sake , But dignity's , resentful of the wrong . ' Twas hard perhaps on here and there a waif , Desirous to return , and not received : But was THE GARDEN . 59.
... honour , was renounced herself By all that prized it ; not for prudery's sake , But dignity's , resentful of the wrong . ' Twas hard perhaps on here and there a waif , Desirous to return , and not received : But was THE GARDEN . 59.
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... twas Pilate's question put To Truth itself , that deign'd him no reply . And wherefore ? will not God impart his light To them that ask it ? -Freely - ' tis his joy , His glory , and his nature to impart . But to the proud , uncandid ...
... twas Pilate's question put To Truth itself , that deign'd him no reply . And wherefore ? will not God impart his light To them that ask it ? -Freely - ' tis his joy , His glory , and his nature to impart . But to the proud , uncandid ...
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... twas a bribe that left it : he has touch'd Corruption . Whoso seeks an audit here Propitious , pays his tribute , game or fish , Wildfowl or venison : and his errand speeds . But faster far , and more than all the rest , A noble cause ...
... twas a bribe that left it : he has touch'd Corruption . Whoso seeks an audit here Propitious , pays his tribute , game or fish , Wildfowl or venison : and his errand speeds . But faster far , and more than all the rest , A noble cause ...
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... twas but a mortifying stroke Of undesign'd severity , that glanced ( Made by a monarch ) on her own estate , On human grandeur and the courts of kings . ' Twas transient in its nature , as in show ' Twas durable ; as worthless , as it ...
... twas but a mortifying stroke Of undesign'd severity , that glanced ( Made by a monarch ) on her own estate , On human grandeur and the courts of kings . ' Twas transient in its nature , as in show ' Twas durable ; as worthless , as it ...
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK Aspasio beauty beneath betimes bird boast breath call'd cause charms Chiswick death delight design'd distant divine dream e'en earth ease fair fame fancy fear feed feel flowers folly form'd fountain of eternal give glory GLOWWORM grace grave hand happy hast hear heard heart Heaven honour labour learn'd less life's live lost lyre mercy Mighty winds mind Muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure poets praise press'd prize prove rapture rest rude scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine shrubs sighs sight skies slaves sleep sloth smile soft song soon soul sound spaniel spare spleen stamp'd sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art thought THRACIAN toil truth Twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wonder worth youth