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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical - Page 228
edited by - 1779
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Hudibras: In Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars, Volume 2

Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1744 - 498 pages
...Thought : While Crowds unlearn1 d, with rude Devotion warm, About the faered Viands buz andfwarm : The Fly-blown Text creates a crawling Brood, , And...Maggots, what was meant for Food. A thoufand daily Sefts rife up and die, A thoufand more the peri/h'd Race fupply ; So all the Ufe we make of Heaven's...
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The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales ..., Volume 1

John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...grace. Study and pains were now no more their care ; Texts were explain'd by fafting and by prayer ; This was the fruit the private fpirit brought ; Occafion'd...maggots what was meant for food, A thoufand daily fects rife up and die ; A thoufand more the perim'd race fupply 5 So all we make of heaven's difcover'd...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...Whjl* crouds unlearn'd with rude devotion warm, About the facred viands buz and fwarm. The fly- blown text creates a crawling brood ; And turns to maggots what was meant for food. A thoufand daily fefts rife up and die ; A thoufand more the perifh'd race fupply: So all we make of heaven's difcover'd...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 41-42

John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...little thought. While crowds unlearn'd, with, rude devotion warm, About the sacred viands buz and swarm, The fly-blown text creates, a crawling brood, And turns, to maggots what was meant for food. 439 A thousand daily sects rise up and die ; A thousand more the perish'd race Supply ; So all we make...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...little thought ; While crowds unlearn 'd, with rude devotion About the facred viands buzandfwarm. [warm, m the copfc, without a rival led The num'rous train...a fad fpeftaclc Of pride brought low, and humbled lefts rile up and die ; A thoufand more the pcrifiVd race fupply : So all vre make of Heaven's difcovcr'd...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 6

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...grace. Study and pains were now no more their care ; Tents were explain'd by fading and by prayer : This was the fruit the private fpirit brought ; Occafion'd...maggots what was meant for food. A thoufand daily feds rife up and die : A thoufand more the perifh'd race fupply : So all we make of heavcn'c difcovei'il...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 6

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...brought ; Occafion'd by great zeal and little thought. While crouds unlcarn'd, with rude devotion w About the facred viands buz and fwarm. The fly-blown...crawling brood ; And turns to maggots what was meant forfct A thoufand daily kcU rife up and die : A thoufand more the perifli'd race fupply : So all we...
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Dryden. Smyth. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
...»n4 by prayer ; This was the fruit the private fpirit brought OccaTion'd by great zeal and litt.'e } So 'when tie laft ar.d dreadful hiw hit crumbling...devour^ ~fic trumfet jhall be ktard on high) 'tie dead : So all we make of heaven's difcover'd wiQ, Is not to have it, or to ufe it ill. The danger's much...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...little thought. While crowds unlearn'd, with rude devotion warm, About the sacred viands buz and swarm, The fly-blown text creates a crawling brood, And turns to maggots what was meant for fo: d. 410 A thousand daily sects rise up and die; A thousand more the pcrish'd race supply: So all...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 3

Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...Occafion'd by great zeal and little tl,.-..i;;h<. While crouds unlearn'd, with rude devotion warïrf, About the facred viands buz and fwarm. The fly-blown...creates a crawling brood ; And turns to maggots what wa» meant tor ¡bod ; A thoufand daily (efts rife up and die ; A thoufand more the perifli'd race...
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