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Page 90
... spread thy name o'er lands and seas , Whatever clime the sun's bright circle warms . Lift not thy spear against the Muses ' bower : The great Emathian conqueror bid spare The house of Pindarus , when temple and tower Went to the ground ...
... spread thy name o'er lands and seas , Whatever clime the sun's bright circle warms . Lift not thy spear against the Muses ' bower : The great Emathian conqueror bid spare The house of Pindarus , when temple and tower Went to the ground ...
Page 165
... began , When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light Labour spread her wholesome store , Just gave what life required , but gave no more ; His best companions , innocence and health ; And his AOLDSMITH . 165.
... began , When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light Labour spread her wholesome store , Just gave what life required , but gave no more ; His best companions , innocence and health ; And his AOLDSMITH . 165.
Page 176
... spread a ruin round . E'en now the devastation is begun , And half the business of destruction done ; E'en now , methinks , as pondering here I stand , I see the rural virtues leave the land . Down where yon anchoring vessel spreads the ...
... spread a ruin round . E'en now the devastation is begun , And half the business of destruction done ; E'en now , methinks , as pondering here I stand , I see the rural virtues leave the land . Down where yon anchoring vessel spreads the ...
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