Select Works of the British Poets, in a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson to Beattie with Biographical and Critical Notices |
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Page 13
... er Reason's light prevail , By ignes fatui for north - stars we sail . Brother of Fear , more gayly clad ! The ... ne'er agree ; The very honey of all earthly joy Does of all meats the soonest cloy ; And they , methinks , deserve my pity ...
... er Reason's light prevail , By ignes fatui for north - stars we sail . Brother of Fear , more gayly clad ! The ... ne'er agree ; The very honey of all earthly joy Does of all meats the soonest cloy ; And they , methinks , deserve my pity ...
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... ne'er report : - Hail , goddess of nocturnal sport , Dark - veil'd Cotytto ! to whom the secret flame Of midnight torches burns ; mysterious dame , 130 That ne'er art call'd , but when the dragon woom Of Stygian darkness spets her ...
... ne'er report : - Hail , goddess of nocturnal sport , Dark - veil'd Cotytto ! to whom the secret flame Of midnight torches burns ; mysterious dame , 130 That ne'er art call'd , but when the dragon woom Of Stygian darkness spets her ...
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... Ne'er looks to Heaven amidst his gorgeous feast But with besotted base ingratitude . 780 Not half his riches known , and yet despis'd : And we should serve him as a grudging master , As a penurious niggard of his wealth ; And live like ...
... Ne'er looks to Heaven amidst his gorgeous feast But with besotted base ingratitude . 780 Not half his riches known , and yet despis'd : And we should serve him as a grudging master , As a penurious niggard of his wealth ; And live like ...
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... ne'er is at a loss : For the strait - gate would be made straiter yet , Were none admitted there but men of wit . The few by Nature form'd , with learning fraught , Born to instruct , as others to be taught , Must study well the sacred ...
... ne'er is at a loss : For the strait - gate would be made straiter yet , Were none admitted there but men of wit . The few by Nature form'd , with learning fraught , Born to instruct , as others to be taught , Must study well the sacred ...
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... Ne'er mov'd in duty to the wandering poor ; With him I left the cup , to teach his mind That Heaven can bless , if mortals will be kind . Conscious of wanting worth , he views the bowl , And feels compassion touch his grateful soul ...
... Ne'er mov'd in duty to the wandering poor ; With him I left the cup , to teach his mind That Heaven can bless , if mortals will be kind . Conscious of wanting worth , he views the bowl , And feels compassion touch his grateful soul ...
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