Rays of Genius Collected to Enlighten the Rising Generation, Volume 1proprietor, 1806 - English literature |
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Page 67
... smiles on every face I see , But , ah ! she smiles no more on me ! Perchance , when youth's delicious bloom , Shall fade unheeded in the tomb , Fate may direct a daughter's eye To where my mould'ring HEALTH . 67.
... smiles on every face I see , But , ah ! she smiles no more on me ! Perchance , when youth's delicious bloom , Shall fade unheeded in the tomb , Fate may direct a daughter's eye To where my mould'ring HEALTH . 67.
Page 122
... smiles and frowns of fate Exalts great nature's favourites ; a wealth That ne'er encumbers , nor to baser hands Can be transferr'd : it is the only good Man justly boasts of , or can call his own . In the usual course of human affairs ...
... smiles and frowns of fate Exalts great nature's favourites ; a wealth That ne'er encumbers , nor to baser hands Can be transferr'd : it is the only good Man justly boasts of , or can call his own . In the usual course of human affairs ...
Page 208
... smile my solitude repay , ― And chase the world's ungenerous scorn away . And say , when summon'd from the world and thee , I lay my head beneath the willow tree ; Wilt thou , sweet mourner ! at my stone appear , And sooth my parted ...
... smile my solitude repay , ― And chase the world's ungenerous scorn away . And say , when summon'd from the world and thee , I lay my head beneath the willow tree ; Wilt thou , sweet mourner ! at my stone appear , And sooth my parted ...
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