Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces, Volume 2John Aikin |
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... hour , ( O how omnipotent is time ! ) decrees ; Should not each warning give a strong alarm ? Warning , far less than that of bosom torn From bosom , bleeding o'er the sacred dead ! Should not each dial strike us as we pass , Portentous ...
... hour , ( O how omnipotent is time ! ) decrees ; Should not each warning give a strong alarm ? Warning , far less than that of bosom torn From bosom , bleeding o'er the sacred dead ! Should not each dial strike us as we pass , Portentous ...
Page 555
... hour ; That hour , so late , is nimble in approach , That , like a post , comes on in full career : How swift the shuttle flies , that weaves thy shroud ! Where is the fable of thy former years ? And made that choice , which once was ...
... hour ; That hour , so late , is nimble in approach , That , like a post , comes on in full career : How swift the shuttle flies , that weaves thy shroud ! Where is the fable of thy former years ? And made that choice , which once was ...
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... hour , Makes serious thought man's wisdom , joy , and praise . Nor need you blush ( though sometimes your de- signs May shun the light ) at your designs on Heaven : Sole point ! where over - bashful is your blame . Are you not wise ...
... hour , Makes serious thought man's wisdom , joy , and praise . Nor need you blush ( though sometimes your de- signs May shun the light ) at your designs on Heaven : Sole point ! where over - bashful is your blame . Are you not wise ...
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