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... Line 47 . Of all affliction taught a lover yet " Tis sure the hardest science to forget ! 9 Pope : Eloisa to A. Line 189 . Ye flowers that droop , forsaken by the spring ; Ye birds that , left by summer , cease to sing ; Ye trees that ...
... Line 47 . Of all affliction taught a lover yet " Tis sure the hardest science to forget ! 9 Pope : Eloisa to A. Line 189 . Ye flowers that droop , forsaken by the spring ; Ye birds that , left by summer , cease to sing ; Ye trees that ...
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... Line 669 What can ennoble sots , or slaves , or cowards ? Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards . 137 Pope : Essay on Man . Epis . iv . Line 215 . He stands for fame on his forefathers ' feet , By heraldry , proved valiant or ...
... Line 669 What can ennoble sots , or slaves , or cowards ? Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards . 137 Pope : Essay on Man . Epis . iv . Line 215 . He stands for fame on his forefathers ' feet , By heraldry , proved valiant or ...
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... Line 71 . Reproachful speech from either side The want of argument supplied ; They rail'd , revil'd — as often ends The contests of disputing friends . 194 Gay : Fables . Act ii . Line 16 . Be calm in arguing : for fierceness makes ...
... Line 71 . Reproachful speech from either side The want of argument supplied ; They rail'd , revil'd — as often ends The contests of disputing friends . 194 Gay : Fables . Act ii . Line 16 . Be calm in arguing : for fierceness makes ...
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... Line 131 . Riches , like insects , when conceal'd they lie , Wait but for wings , and in their season fly . 275 Pope : Moral Essays . Epis . iii . Line 169 . Wealth in the gross is death , but life diffus'd , As poison heals , in just ...
... Line 131 . Riches , like insects , when conceal'd they lie , Wait but for wings , and in their season fly . 275 Pope : Moral Essays . Epis . iii . Line 169 . Wealth in the gross is death , but life diffus'd , As poison heals , in just ...
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... Line 1 . Beauty is nature's brag , and must be shown In courts , at feasts , and high solemnities , Where most may wonder at the workmanship . It is for homely features to keep home ; They had their name thence ; coarse complexions ...
... Line 1 . Beauty is nature's brag , and must be shown In courts , at feasts , and high solemnities , Where most may wonder at the workmanship . It is for homely features to keep home ; They had their name thence ; coarse complexions ...
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