Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, Volume 2John Aikin |
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... bosom bleeds the more . " For oh ! that Nature on my birth had frown'd , Or Fortune fix'd me to some lowly cell ; Those sauntering on the green , with jocund leer Then had my bosom ' scap'd this fatal wound , Salute the stranger passing ...
... bosom bleeds the more . " For oh ! that Nature on my birth had frown'd , Or Fortune fix'd me to some lowly cell ; Those sauntering on the green , with jocund leer Then had my bosom ' scap'd this fatal wound , Salute the stranger passing ...
Page 664
... bosom bare , Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky . Deep in the frozen regions of the north , A goddess violated brought thee forth , Immortal Liberty , whose look sublime Hath bleach'd the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime ...
... bosom bare , Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky . Deep in the frozen regions of the north , A goddess violated brought thee forth , Immortal Liberty , whose look sublime Hath bleach'd the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime ...
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... bosom reign , And industry begets a love of gain . Hence all the good from opulence that springs , With all those ills superfluous treasure brings , Are here display'd . Their much - lov'd wealth imparts Convenience , plenty , elegance ...
... bosom reign , And industry begets a love of gain . Hence all the good from opulence that springs , With all those ills superfluous treasure brings , Are here display'd . Their much - lov'd wealth imparts Convenience , plenty , elegance ...
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