Walker's Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining KnowledgeR. Gibson, 1786 |
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... heart with tears repays ! -Scarce can I fpeak - forgive the grateful paufe ) Refign the nobleft triumph , your applause ! Content with humble means , yet proud to own I owe my pittance to you fimiles alone , To 2 Ye lye ! ye lye ...
... heart with tears repays ! -Scarce can I fpeak - forgive the grateful paufe ) Refign the nobleft triumph , your applause ! Content with humble means , yet proud to own I owe my pittance to you fimiles alone , To 2 Ye lye ! ye lye ...
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... heart , and a very troublesome confcience , and one continually plagues me about reliev- ing the neceffitous , and ,, for the foul of me , I dare not do a mean thing , though to ferve a friend , for fear of the other - I never seek ...
... heart , and a very troublesome confcience , and one continually plagues me about reliev- ing the neceffitous , and ,, for the foul of me , I dare not do a mean thing , though to ferve a friend , for fear of the other - I never seek ...
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... heart , but you have the one thing need . ful to fupport your spirits --- you have mo- ney .--- Ay , faith , there's ... hearts . Be always rich , and you'll always have friends . If you are not rich , feem fo , for with many want of ...
... heart , but you have the one thing need . ful to fupport your spirits --- you have mo- ney .--- Ay , faith , there's ... hearts . Be always rich , and you'll always have friends . If you are not rich , feem fo , for with many want of ...
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... heart and vote with him upon the queftion . Mr. Pitt added fome other indignant terms in repro- bation of what he termed the infulting tones , and manner of the Hon . gentleman , which he neither mented , nor was he difpofed tamely to ...
... heart and vote with him upon the queftion . Mr. Pitt added fome other indignant terms in repro- bation of what he termed the infulting tones , and manner of the Hon . gentleman , which he neither mented , nor was he difpofed tamely to ...
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... heart her gen'rous balm . Apollo too was pleas'd t ' infpire , And lent me , now and then , his lyre ; Whilft Nature gave a little taste , And Flatt'ry laid my mule was chafte : But more thefe bleffings to endear , My bofom own'd a ...
... heart her gen'rous balm . Apollo too was pleas'd t ' infpire , And lent me , now and then , his lyre ; Whilft Nature gave a little taste , And Flatt'ry laid my mule was chafte : But more thefe bleffings to endear , My bofom own'd a ...
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