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Page v
... hands attempt to violate this . last refuge of the miserable , and to rob them of the only comfort that bad survived the ravages of misfortune , malice , and tyranny ! Did it ever hap- pen that the influence of these tenets disturbed ...
... hands attempt to violate this . last refuge of the miserable , and to rob them of the only comfort that bad survived the ravages of misfortune , malice , and tyranny ! Did it ever hap- pen that the influence of these tenets disturbed ...
Page ix
... hand such a virtuous disposition as the fondest father might have been proud to behold ; and on the other , a developement of genius and talent , which afforded an early promise of future excel- lence . So high indeed was the opinion ...
... hand such a virtuous disposition as the fondest father might have been proud to behold ; and on the other , a developement of genius and talent , which afforded an early promise of future excel- lence . So high indeed was the opinion ...
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... hand ; Nor was perfection made for man below . Yet all her schemes with nicest art are plann'd , Good counteracting ill , and gladness woe . With gold and gems if Chilian mountain glow , If bleak and barren . Scotia's bills arise ...
... hand ; Nor was perfection made for man below . Yet all her schemes with nicest art are plann'd , Good counteracting ill , and gladness woe . With gold and gems if Chilian mountain glow , If bleak and barren . Scotia's bills arise ...
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... hand , And languish'd to his breast the plaintive flute , His infant muse , though artless was not mute : Of elegance as yet he took no care ; For this of time and culture is the fruit ; And Edwin gain'd at last this fruit so rare : As ...
... hand , And languish'd to his breast the plaintive flute , His infant muse , though artless was not mute : Of elegance as yet he took no care ; For this of time and culture is the fruit ; And Edwin gain'd at last this fruit so rare : As ...
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... hand ; Now when I leave that flowery path for aye Of childhood , where I sported many a day , Warbling and sauntering carelessly along ; Where every face was innocent and gay , Each vale romantic , tuneful every tongue , Sweet , wild ...
... hand ; Now when I leave that flowery path for aye Of childhood , where I sported many a day , Warbling and sauntering carelessly along ; Where every face was innocent and gay , Each vale romantic , tuneful every tongue , Sweet , wild ...
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