Hermas, Or the Acarian Shepherds: A Poem. In Sixteen Books. The Author, John Spencer. ...T. Saint, 1772 |
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... death , the night that covers all . Yet how the prefent hour employs our care , • Loft to ourselves , unconfcious what we are . • Deluded mortal , canft thou comprehend < Thy firft beginning , or approaching end ? ' Life's as a tale ...
... death , the night that covers all . Yet how the prefent hour employs our care , • Loft to ourselves , unconfcious what we are . • Deluded mortal , canft thou comprehend < Thy firft beginning , or approaching end ? ' Life's as a tale ...
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... death fhall lay thy gaudy plumes afide ; When all , in which thy earthly glory fhone , Is quite extinguish'd , and the blaze is done ; Left ftripp'd of honours , empty , and forlorn , Returning naked , naked as when born : Art thou not ...
... death fhall lay thy gaudy plumes afide ; When all , in which thy earthly glory fhone , Is quite extinguish'd , and the blaze is done ; Left ftripp'd of honours , empty , and forlorn , Returning naked , naked as when born : Art thou not ...
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... death as fome unmeaning thing . • But tell me ( verieft triffler ! ) tell me why " This fcornful boaft , know'ft thou what ' tis to die ? Haft thou experienc'd death's defpotic power , " Know'st thou the work of that important hour ...
... death as fome unmeaning thing . • But tell me ( verieft triffler ! ) tell me why " This fcornful boaft , know'ft thou what ' tis to die ? Haft thou experienc'd death's defpotic power , " Know'st thou the work of that important hour ...
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... death , Blotted from time , they fink again to earth , So oft , ferene , and clear , Sol's evening rays , Gild the fair landskip with their fetting blaze ; How charmful look the fields with light and shade , What glaring prospects to ...
... death , Blotted from time , they fink again to earth , So oft , ferene , and clear , Sol's evening rays , Gild the fair landskip with their fetting blaze ; How charmful look the fields with light and shade , What glaring prospects to ...
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... death , Blotted from time , they fink again to earth , So oft , ferene , and clear , Sol's evening rays , Gild the fair landskip with their setting blaze ; How charmful look the fields with light and shade , What glaring prospects to ...
... death , Blotted from time , they fink again to earth , So oft , ferene , and clear , Sol's evening rays , Gild the fair landskip with their setting blaze ; How charmful look the fields with light and shade , What glaring prospects to ...
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æther ASTROPHIL bleffings bleft blifs boaft bofom breaſt Canft thou cauſe cou'd curfe dæmons darkneſs death defign DELIANS delight deſpair divine dreadful duft e'er earth elfe endleſs eternal everlaſting facred falfe fame fate fecret feek feem feen fhade fhall fhame fhepherd fhew fhine fhou'd filent fink firft firſt fkies fleep folemn folly fome foon form'd foul ftate ftill fublime fuch fure fwains gloom glory groan happineſs heart heaven HERMAS hope joys laft laſt life's loft mercy mifery mighty mind mortal muft muſt nature's ne'er o'er paffions plains pleaſures praiſe preſent pride purfue purſue reafon refign'd reft reign rife riſe ſcene ſhall ſhine ſkies ſpace ſpread ſtate ſtill thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thought thro throne treaſures truth undone unknown vaft vale vice views vifion virtue wafte wealth whence Whilft whofe Whoſe wild wiſdom wiſh wou'd