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... tear had power to flow , Fix'd in a stupid lethargy of wo : But when its way th ' impetuous passion found , I rend my tresses , and my breast I wound ; I rave ; then weep ; I curse , and then complain ; Now swell in rage , now melt in tears ...
... tear had power to flow , Fix'd in a stupid lethargy of wo : But when its way th ' impetuous passion found , I rend my tresses , and my breast I wound ; I rave ; then weep ; I curse , and then complain ; Now swell in rage , now melt in tears ...
Page 214
... tears the withering herbs bedew . For thee the fading trees appear to mourn , And birds defer their songs till thy return : Night shades the groves , and all in silence lie , All but the mournful Philomel and I : With mournful Philomel ...
... tears the withering herbs bedew . For thee the fading trees appear to mourn , And birds defer their songs till thy return : Night shades the groves , and all in silence lie , All but the mournful Philomel and I : With mournful Philomel ...
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... tears shall flow from a more gen'rous cause , Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws ; Ver . 7. Tyrants no more . ] Louis XIV . wished to have pardoned the Car- dinal de Rohan , after hearing the Cinna of Corneille .-- WARTON . He ...
... tears shall flow from a more gen'rous cause , Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws ; Ver . 7. Tyrants no more . ] Louis XIV . wished to have pardoned the Car- dinal de Rohan , after hearing the Cinna of Corneille .-- WARTON . He ...
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