Poetical Works, Volume 2William Pickering, 1852 |
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... thou the first true merit to befriend ; His praise is lost who stays till all commend . Short is the date , alas ! of modern rhymes , And ' tis but just to let them live betimes . No longer now that golden age appears , When patriarch ...
... thou the first true merit to befriend ; His praise is lost who stays till all commend . Short is the date , alas ! of modern rhymes , And ' tis but just to let them live betimes . No longer now that golden age appears , When patriarch ...
Page 37
... thou find , Why form'd so weak , so little , and so blind ! First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess Why form'd no weaker , blinder , and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they ...
... thou find , Why form'd so weak , so little , and so blind ! First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess Why form'd no weaker , blinder , and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they ...
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... thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such ; Say , here he gives too little , there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust , Yet cry , if man's ...
... thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such ; Say , here he gives too little , there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust , Yet cry , if man's ...
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... thou canst bear ; Safe in the hand of one disposing Power , Or in the natal or the mortal hour . All nature is but art unknown to thee ; All chance direction , which thou canst not see ; All discord , harmony not understood ; All ...
... thou canst bear ; Safe in the hand of one disposing Power , Or in the natal or the mortal hour . All nature is but art unknown to thee ; All chance direction , which thou canst not see ; All discord , harmony not understood ; All ...
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... thou fool ! work'd solely for thy good , Thy joy , thy pastime , thy attire , thy food ? Who for thy table feeds the wanton fawn , For him as kindly spreads the flowery lawn : Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings ? Joy tunes his ...
... thou fool ! work'd solely for thy good , Thy joy , thy pastime , thy attire , thy food ? Who for thy table feeds the wanton fawn , For him as kindly spreads the flowery lawn : Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings ? Joy tunes his ...
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