The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe: With His Letters and Journals, and His LifeJohn Murray, 1834 |
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... Labour and hunger were indeed my part , " And should have strengthen'd an erroneous heart . " Sore was the grief to see him angry come , " And teased with business , make distress at home : " The father's fury and the children's cries ...
... Labour and hunger were indeed my part , " And should have strengthen'd an erroneous heart . " Sore was the grief to see him angry come , " And teased with business , make distress at home : " The father's fury and the children's cries ...
Page 14
... labour , and renew'd my strength . " I strove for patience as a sinner must , " Yet felt th ' opinion of the world unjust : " There was my lover , in his joy esteem'd , " And I , in my distress , as guilty deem'd ; " Yet sure , not all ...
... labour , and renew'd my strength . " I strove for patience as a sinner must , " Yet felt th ' opinion of the world unjust : " There was my lover , in his joy esteem'd , " And I , in my distress , as guilty deem'd ; " Yet sure , not all ...
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... our race ; " That all by works and moral worth we gain " Is to perceive our care and labour vain ; " That still the more we pay , our debts the more remain : " That he who feels not the mysterious call , LETTER XX . 15 ELLEN ORFORD .
... our race ; " That all by works and moral worth we gain " Is to perceive our care and labour vain ; " That still the more we pay , our debts the more remain : " That he who feels not the mysterious call , LETTER XX . 15 ELLEN ORFORD .
Page 23
... labour brought him twice the pay . There were young clerks , and there the merchant's son , Choice spirits all , who wish'd him to be one ; It must , no question , give them lively joy , Hopes long indulged to combat and destroy ; At ...
... labour brought him twice the pay . There were young clerks , and there the merchant's son , Choice spirits all , who wish'd him to be one ; It must , no question , give them lively joy , Hopes long indulged to combat and destroy ; At ...
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... labour'd , till his slender frame Bent with his loads , and he at length was lame : Strange that a frame so weak could bear so long The grossest insult and the foulest wrong ; But there were causes - in the town they gave Fire , food ...
... labour'd , till his slender frame Bent with his loads , and he at length was lame : Strange that a frame so weak could bear so long The grossest insult and the foulest wrong ; But there were causes - in the town they gave Fire , food ...
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Abel Aldborough antè appear'd beauty behold BOROUGH bosom call'd Castle of Otranto child comfort Crabbe cried crime Cymbeline dare deed delight disdain dread dream dull Dunciad Edinburgh Review fair fancy fate father fear fear'd feel felt fill'd fix'd fled foes fond friendly pair gain'd gentle GEORGE CRABBE give gloom grace grave grew grief grieved Gwyn happy heart honour hope hour humble Jonas kind knew labour lady live look look'd Lord lover maid meads of asphodel Midsummer Night's Dream mind Muse Normanston nymph o'er pain pass'd passion Peter PETER GRIMES pity pleasure poet poor possess'd praise pray'd pride remain'd rest scene scorn seem'd shame sigh sigh'd silent smile sorrow soul speak spirit strong sweet Sybil TALE terror thee thou art thought trembling Twas vex'd widow wish'd youth