The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 5Robert Anderson Arch, 1795 - English poetry |
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... thine eye fo foul ? once deem'd fo fair In heav'n , when at th ' affembly , and in fight Of all the feraphim with thee combin'd In bold confpiracy against Heav'n's King , All on a fudden miferable pain Surprif'd thee , dim thine eyes ...
... thine eye fo foul ? once deem'd fo fair In heav'n , when at th ' affembly , and in fight Of all the feraphim with thee combin'd In bold confpiracy against Heav'n's King , All on a fudden miferable pain Surprif'd thee , dim thine eyes ...
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... thine ? fhall he fulfil His malice , and thy goodness bring to nought , Or proud return , though to his heavier doom , Yet with revenge accomplish'd , and to Hell Draw after him the whole race of mankind , By him corrupted ? or wilt ...
... thine ? fhall he fulfil His malice , and thy goodness bring to nought , Or proud return , though to his heavier doom , Yet with revenge accomplish'd , and to Hell Draw after him the whole race of mankind , By him corrupted ? or wilt ...
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... thine anger fall ; Account me Man ; I for his fake will leave Thy bofom , and this glory next to thee Freely put off , and for him lastly die Well pleas'd ; on me let death wreck all his rage Under his gloomy pow'r I fhall not long Lie ...
... thine anger fall ; Account me Man ; I for his fake will leave Thy bofom , and this glory next to thee Freely put off , and for him lastly die Well pleas'd ; on me let death wreck all his rage Under his gloomy pow'r I fhall not long Lie ...
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... thine own . Because thou haft , though thron'd in highest bliss Equal to God , and equally enjoying God - like fruition , quitted all to fave A world from utter lofs , and hast been found By merit more than birthright , Son of God ...
... thine own . Because thou haft , though thron'd in highest bliss Equal to God , and equally enjoying God - like fruition , quitted all to fave A world from utter lofs , and hast been found By merit more than birthright , Son of God ...
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... thine ; it faid , Why fleep'ft thou ; Eve ? now is the pleasant time , The cool , the filent , fave where filence yields . To the night - warbling bird , that now awake Tunes fweeteft his love - labour'd fong ; now reigns Full orb'd the ...
... thine ; it faid , Why fleep'ft thou ; Eve ? now is the pleasant time , The cool , the filent , fave where filence yields . To the night - warbling bird , that now awake Tunes fweeteft his love - labour'd fong ; now reigns Full orb'd the ...
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againſt angels beafts becauſe befides beft beſt breaſt bright caft call'd caufe cauſe death defire doft e'er earth elfe ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair falute fame fate fear feem feen fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhine fhould fide fight fince fing firft firſt flain flame fleep flow'rs fome foon foul fpirits fpring ftand ftill ftrength fuch fure fweet fword glory gods hafte hand hath heart Heav'n himſelf honour Hudibras itſelf juft juſt King laft laſt lefs light loft mighty moſt Mufe muft muſt ne'er night numbers nymph o'er Pindar pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe Quoth rage reft rife rofe ſhall ſhe ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtay ſtill ſtood ſuch thee thefe themſelves theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tree uſe vex'd virtue Whilft whofe whoſe wife worfe