The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq;: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson, 1760 |
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... laws ; Whose rigid letter , while pronounc'd by you , Is fofter made . So winds that tempefts brew , When through Arabian groves they take their flight , Made wanton with rich odours , lose their spite . And as thofe lees , that trouble ...
... laws ; Whose rigid letter , while pronounc'd by you , Is fofter made . So winds that tempefts brew , When through Arabian groves they take their flight , Made wanton with rich odours , lose their spite . And as thofe lees , that trouble ...
Page 34
... laws , You for their umpire and their fynod take , And their appeal alone to Cæfar make . Kind heav'n fo rare a temper did provide , That guilt repenting might in it confide . Among our crimes oblivion may be fet : But ' tis our king's ...
... laws , You for their umpire and their fynod take , And their appeal alone to Cæfar make . Kind heav'n fo rare a temper did provide , That guilt repenting might in it confide . Among our crimes oblivion may be fet : But ' tis our king's ...
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... , While you difpenfe the laws , and guide the ftate . The nation's foul , our monarch , does difpenfe , Through you , to us his vital influence ; You are the channel , where those spirits flow , 38 TO THE LORD - CHANCELLOR HYDE .
... , While you difpenfe the laws , and guide the ftate . The nation's foul , our monarch , does difpenfe , Through you , to us his vital influence ; You are the channel , where those spirits flow , 38 TO THE LORD - CHANCELLOR HYDE .
Page 39
... laws Exclude foft mercy from a private cause , In your tribunal moft her felf does please ; There only fmiles becaufes fhe lives at ease ; And , like young David , finds her ftrength the D 4 TO THE LORD - CHANCELLOR HYDE . 39.
... laws Exclude foft mercy from a private cause , In your tribunal moft her felf does please ; There only fmiles becaufes fhe lives at ease ; And , like young David , finds her ftrength the D 4 TO THE LORD - CHANCELLOR HYDE . 39.
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... law . Neptune , yet doubtful whom he should obey , Held to them both the trident of the fea : The winds were hufh'd , the waves in ranks were cast , As awfully as when God's people past : Thofe , yet uncertain on whofe fails to blow ...
... law . Neptune , yet doubtful whom he should obey , Held to them both the trident of the fea : The winds were hufh'd , the waves in ranks were cast , As awfully as when God's people past : Thofe , yet uncertain on whofe fails to blow ...
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