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" He that has light within his own clear breast, May sit i' the centre and enjoy bright day : But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun ; Himself is his own dungeon. "
Rays of Genius Collected to Enlighten the Rising Generation - Page 128
by Thomas Tomkins - 1806
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

Great Britain - 1710 - 488 pages
...ruffled, and fontetimes impaired. He that has Light within his own clear Breaftt May fit i'th' Center , and enjoy bright Day : But he that hides a. dark Soul, and foal Thoughtt, Benighted walks under the mid- day Sun 3 Himfelf if his own Dungeon. The TATLER, [N°99....
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Love of Fame: The Universal Passion, in Seven Characteristical Satires

Edward Young - Women - 1741 - 194 pages
...like Rochefoucaut ? Thus pleads the devil's fair apologift, And pleading, fafely enters on his lift. Let angel-forms angelic truths maintain ; Nature disjoins...what's true beauty, but fair virtue's face? Virtue made vijible in outward grace ? She, then, that's haunted with an impious mind, The more me charms, the...
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The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Volume 2

Tatler - 1754 - 338 pages
...Light within his own clear Srcaft, May fit f tti ' Center, and enjoy bright Day : But he that bides a dark Soul and foul Thoughts, Benighted walks under the Mid.day Sun ; Hitufelf is his owu Dungeon. Spiral Tragicum fatis is" fieliciter audit. He, fortunately hold, Ireathti...
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts: In Four [i.e. Five ..., Volume 1

Edward Young - 1767 - 272 pages
...like ROCHEFOCAUT ?" Thus pleads the devil's fair apologift, And, pleading, fafely enters on his lift. Let angel-forms angelic truths maintain; Nature disjoins...beauteous and prophane. For what's true beauty, but fair virtue's/a^/1 Virtue made wfible in outward grace ? She, then, that's haunted with an impious mind,...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 50

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 278 pages
...Rochefoucault ?" 460 Thus pleads the devil's fair apologift, And, pleading, fafely enters on his lift. ' Let .angel-forms angelic truths maintain-; Nature disjoins the beauteous and prophane: For what 'a true beauty, but fair virtue's_/<zr<? ? \ 4.65. Virtue made vif:ble in outward grace? "l She,...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 31-32

John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...impair'd. 380 He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i' th' center, and enjoy bright day i But he that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun i Himself is his. own dungeon. Y. BRO. 'Tis most true, 385 That .nusing Meditation most affefts The...
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Comus: A Mask

John Milton, John Dalton - English drama - 1791 - 498 pages
...has light within his own clear breast, " May sit i' th' centre and enjoy bright day ; " But he, thai hides a dark soul and foul thoughts, " Benighted walks...under the mid-day sun ; " Himself is his own dungeon. Y. Bro. " 'Tis most true " That musing Meditation most affefts " The pensive secrecy of desert cell,...
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Comus: A Mask: Presented at Ludlow Castle 1634, Before the Earl of ...

John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He, that has light within his own clear breast, May sit i' th' center, and enjoy bright day: But he, that hides a dark soul...under the mid-day sun; Himself is his own dungeon. Sec. Br. 'Tis most true, That musing Meditation most affects The pensive secrecy of desert cell, Far...
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Second Walk Through Wales,

Richard Warner - Wales - 1800 - 396 pages
...observation of our great bard, " He that has light within his own clear breast, " Mdy sit i. th. centre, and enjoy bright day: " But he that hides a dark soul,...foul thoughts, " Benighted walks under the mid-day sunj ft Himself is his own dungeon," Humanity forbids us to believe what is suggested by some historians,...
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The Meditations of a Recluse: Chiefly on Religious Subjects

John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...on the Disposition .oftfte Mind. He that has light withjn his own clear breast May sit i'th' centre and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foal thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid.day sun; Himself is his own dungeon, MILTON. IT is not...
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