Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret. Dorset. Stepney. J. Philips. WalshSamuel Johnson A. Miller, 1800 - English poetry |
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... fince they find commonly fo little in prefent , that it may be truly applied to them , which St. Paul speaks of the first Chriftians , " If their reward be in this life , they are " of all men the most miferable . " And , if in quiet ...
... fince they find commonly fo little in prefent , that it may be truly applied to them , which St. Paul speaks of the first Chriftians , " If their reward be in this life , they are " of all men the most miferable . " And , if in quiet ...
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... fince fhe did part ; For in her nature wafted all her art . VOL . II . Her hair was brighter than the beams which are A crown to Phabus ; and her breath fo fweet , It did tranfcend Arabian odours far , Or fmelling flowers , wherewith ...
... fince fhe did part ; For in her nature wafted all her art . VOL . II . Her hair was brighter than the beams which are A crown to Phabus ; and her breath fo fweet , It did tranfcend Arabian odours far , Or fmelling flowers , wherewith ...
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... fince with red they colour'd are . At laft fair Thisbe left the den , for fear Of difappointing Pyramus , fince the Was bound by promife for to meet him there ' ; But when the faw the berries changed were VOL . II . From white to black ...
... fince with red they colour'd are . At laft fair Thisbe left the den , for fear Of difappointing Pyramus , fince the Was bound by promife for to meet him there ' ; But when the faw the berries changed were VOL . II . From white to black ...
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... fince as they thank'd Heaven . Witness thou Brentford , fay , thou ancient town , How many in thy ftreets fell groveling down ; Witnefs the red - coats weltering in their gore , And dy'd anew into the name they bore : Witness their men ...
... fince as they thank'd Heaven . Witness thou Brentford , fay , thou ancient town , How many in thy ftreets fell groveling down ; Witnefs the red - coats weltering in their gore , And dy'd anew into the name they bore : Witness their men ...
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... fince they Coddeffes and this a Star has been ) As a reward for all her labour past , Is made the feat of reft at last . Let the cafe now quite alter'd be , And , as thou went'ft abroad the world to fee , Let the world now come to fee ...
... fince they Coddeffes and this a Star has been ) As a reward for all her labour past , Is made the feat of reft at last . Let the cafe now quite alter'd be , And , as thou went'ft abroad the world to fee , Let the world now come to fee ...
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