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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius - Page 436
by Samuel Johnson - 1810
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 31-32

John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...Depress'd, and overthrown, as seem'd, Like, that self-begotten bird In the Arabian woods imbost, 1700 That no second knows nor third, And lay ere while a holocaust, From out her ashy womb now teem'd, Revives, reflorishes, then vigorous most When most unaftive deem'd, 1705...
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Select British Classics, Volume 7

English literature - 1803 - 296 pages
...any serious poem. Virtue giv'n for lost, Depress and overthrown, as seem'd LiKe that self-begotten bird In the Arabian woods embost That no second knows, nor third, And lay ere while a holocaust j From out her ashy womb now teem'd Revives, reflourishes, then vigorous most When most unactive deem'd...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...So virtue giv'n for lost, Deprest and overthrown, as secm'd, Like that ////"-begotten bird, In th* Arabian woods embost, That no second knows nor third, And lay ere while a holocaust, From out her ashy womb now tecm'd. ATi'le*. He sorrows now, repents, and prays contrite, My motions in him :...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author ..., Volumes 3-4

John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...Depress'd, and overthrown, as seem'd, Like the self-begotten bird In the Arabian woods imbost, 1700 That no second knows nor third, And lay ere while a holocaust, TYom out her ashy womb now teem'd, Revives, reflorishes, then vigorous most When most unactive deem'd,...
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The British Essayists, Volume 21

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 334 pages
...lost, Deprest, and overthrown, as seem'd, Like that self-begotten bird In the Arabian woods enibost That no second knows, nor third, And lay ere while a holocaust; From out her ashv womh now teem'd Revives, reflourishes, then vigorous most When most unactive deem'd, And though...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 412 pages
...any serious poem : Virtue giv'n for lost, Deprest, and overthrown, as seem'd Like that self-begotten bird In the Arabian woods embost That no second knows,...womb now teem'd Revives, reflourishes, then vigorous miit When roost unactive deem'd. And tho' her body die, he'r fame survives. A secular bird ages of...
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The Rambler, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 296 pages
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The rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...any serious poem : Virtue giv'n for lost, Deprest, and overthrown, as seem'd Like that self-begotten bird In the Arabian woods embost That no second knows,...vigorous most When most unactive deem'd, And tho' her bodv die, her fame survives, A secular bird ages of lives. §Another species of . impropriety is the...
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]. [Another], Volume 2

1810 - 462 pages
...mentioned but as a fable in any serious poem : Virtue giv'n for lost, Deprest, and overthrown, as seenx'd Like that self -begotten bird In the Arabian woods...ere while* a holocaust; From. out our ashy womb now teetn'd Revives, refloiuishes, then vigorous most When 'most umictive deem'd, And tho' her body die,...
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Cowper's Milton [the poetical works, with life, notes and tr. by W. Cowper ...

John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...lost, Depress'd, and overthrown, as seem'd, Like that self-begotten bird In the Arabian woods embosf, That no second knows nor third, And lay ere while a holocaust, . . * From out her ashy womb now teem'd, Revives, refiourishes, then vigorous most When most unactive deem'd; .And,...
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