The Poetical Works: With an Account of the Life and Writings of the AuthorM. & W. Ward, 1811 - 72 pages |
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... hope at rest , May gather bliss to see my fellows blest . But where to find that happiest spot below , Who can direct , when all pretend to know ; The shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ...
... hope at rest , May gather bliss to see my fellows blest . But where to find that happiest spot below , Who can direct , when all pretend to know ; The shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ...
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... no more than my betters : " Howe'er from this time I shall ne'er see your graces , " As I hope to be sav'd , without thinking on asses . " Edinburgh , 1753 . 62 W STANZAS ON WOMAN . HEN lovely woman stoops THE CLOWN'S REPLY . 61.
... no more than my betters : " Howe'er from this time I shall ne'er see your graces , " As I hope to be sav'd , without thinking on asses . " Edinburgh , 1753 . 62 W STANZAS ON WOMAN . HEN lovely woman stoops THE CLOWN'S REPLY . 61.
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... hope relies : And every pang that rends the heart , Bids expectation rise . Hope , like the glimm'ring taper's light . Adorns and cheers the way ; And still , as darker grows the night , Emits a brighter ray . SONG . O MEMORY ! thou ...
... hope relies : And every pang that rends the heart , Bids expectation rise . Hope , like the glimm'ring taper's light . Adorns and cheers the way ; And still , as darker grows the night , Emits a brighter ray . SONG . O MEMORY ! thou ...
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... hope a lover by your faults to win , As spots on ermine beautify the skin : Who seeks secure to rule be first her care Each softer virtue that adorns the fair ; Each tender passion man delights to find ; The lov'd perfections of a ...
... hope a lover by your faults to win , As spots on ermine beautify the skin : Who seeks secure to rule be first her care Each softer virtue that adorns the fair ; Each tender passion man delights to find ; The lov'd perfections of a ...
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... hope the green delights to know Which plains more blest , or verdant vales , bestow : Here rocks alone , and tasteless sands are found , And faint and sickly winds for ever howl around . " Sad was the hour , and luckless was the day ...
... hope the green delights to know Which plains more blest , or verdant vales , bestow : Here rocks alone , and tasteless sands are found , And faint and sickly winds for ever howl around . " Sad was the hour , and luckless was the day ...
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