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The Popular Poets and Poetry of Ireland: And Choice Selections in Prose from ... - Page 267
1887 - 720 pages
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The Poetical Works of John Milton ...

John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend j Sinxs to the grave with unperceiv'd decay While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his...
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The American Monthly Magazine, Volume 1

1824 - 596 pages
...porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring-famine from the gate, But on he moves to meet bis latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend, Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way, And all his prospects brightening to the...
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Sequel to the English Reader: Or, Elegant Selections in Prose and Poetry ...

Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...w«ep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heav'n commences ere the world be past ! Sweet was the sound, when oft,...
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The Traveller, the Deserted Village, and Other Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1825 - 160 pages
...Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; Nor surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospeets bright'ning to the last, His Heav'n commences ere tbe world be past. Street was the sound,...
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Select Poets of Great Britain: To which are Prefixed, Criticial Notices of ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spum imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unpereeiv'd deeay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospeets bright'ning to...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Miscellaneous poems. The good ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate : But on he moves to...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects brightening to...
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Elegant Extracts: Consisting of larger poems

English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to-the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his...
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Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best ...

George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past ! Sweet was the sound, when, oft...
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The Orthodox Presbyterian, Volume 2

Presbyterians - 1831 - 456 pages
...blessedness on which he is about to enter, his spirit is gladdened by anticipations of approaching glory, " And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past." Come then, my friend, and let us visit the chamber ol the dying Christian. Come and see how a Christian...
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Select British Poets: Containing the Works of Goldsmith, Thomson, Gray ...

Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...the gate; Bat on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels aronnd befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heavtn commences ere the world be paat ! Sweet was the sound, when oft...
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