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... Heaven ? Ib.III.3 . ACHIEVEMENTS . Great things thro ' greatest hazards are achiev'd , And then they shine . ACTION- [ —see Promptitude . Beaumont , Loy . Sub . Away , then ; work with boldness and with speed ; On greatest actions ...
... Heaven ? Ib.III.3 . ACHIEVEMENTS . Great things thro ' greatest hazards are achiev'd , And then they shine . ACTION- [ —see Promptitude . Beaumont , Loy . Sub . Away , then ; work with boldness and with speed ; On greatest actions ...
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... heaven ; And if there be a human tear From passion's dross refined and clear . A tear so limpid and so meek , It would not stain an angel's cheek , ' Tis that which pious fathers shed Upon a duteous daughter's head . There is in life no ...
... heaven ; And if there be a human tear From passion's dross refined and clear . A tear so limpid and so meek , It would not stain an angel's cheek , ' Tis that which pious fathers shed Upon a duteous daughter's head . There is in life no ...
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... Heaven , yet leave vain man below . Byron , Ch . H. 111. 62 . Who first beholds the Alps , -that mighty chain Of mountains , stretching on from east to west , So massive , yet so shadowy , so ethereal , As to belong rather to heaven ...
... Heaven , yet leave vain man below . Byron , Ch . H. 111. 62 . Who first beholds the Alps , -that mighty chain Of mountains , stretching on from east to west , So massive , yet so shadowy , so ethereal , As to belong rather to heaven ...
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... Heaven bless thee ! Thou hast the sweetest face I ever looked on ; For , as I have a soul , she is an angel . Sh . Hen . VIII . IV . L Pope , E. C. 624 . Sh . Coriol . IV . 2 . Fools rush in where angels fear to tread . ANGER - see ...
... Heaven bless thee ! Thou hast the sweetest face I ever looked on ; For , as I have a soul , she is an angel . Sh . Hen . VIII . IV . L Pope , E. C. 624 . Sh . Coriol . IV . 2 . Fools rush in where angels fear to tread . ANGER - see ...
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... heaven's lights , That give a name to every fixed star , Young , N. T. III . Thomson , Summer . Have no more profit of their shining nights , Than those that walk , and wot not what they are . ASTRONOMY . Devotion ! daughter of ...
... heaven's lights , That give a name to every fixed star , Young , N. T. III . Thomson , Summer . Have no more profit of their shining nights , Than those that walk , and wot not what they are . ASTRONOMY . Devotion ! daughter of ...
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