Rays of Genius Collected to Enlighten the Rising Generation, Volume 1proprietor, 1806 - English literature |
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Thomas Tomkins. SOCIETY . SOCIETY is , in its own nature , an instrument of hap- piness ; for man is , of all creatures , the least qualified to live alone , because there are none , that have so many ne- cessities to be relieved ...
Thomas Tomkins. SOCIETY . SOCIETY is , in its own nature , an instrument of hap- piness ; for man is , of all creatures , the least qualified to live alone , because there are none , that have so many ne- cessities to be relieved ...
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... Society , cut off , is left alone Amid this world of death . - Day after day , Sad on the jutting eminence he sits , And views the main that ever toils below ; Still fondly forming in the farthest verge , A ray of hope At evening , to ...
... Society , cut off , is left alone Amid this world of death . - Day after day , Sad on the jutting eminence he sits , And views the main that ever toils below ; Still fondly forming in the farthest verge , A ray of hope At evening , to ...
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... society ! These , and more wou'd I despise For northern suns and cloudy skies ; For herbs , and olives , meanest cheer ! Let but the nymph I love be there , O best society ! Lead me , nymph of graceful mien , Lead me to the social train ...
... society ! These , and more wou'd I despise For northern suns and cloudy skies ; For herbs , and olives , meanest cheer ! Let but the nymph I love be there , O best society ! Lead me , nymph of graceful mien , Lead me to the social train ...
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