The Poetical Works: With an Account of the Life and Writings of the AuthorM. & W. Ward, 1811 - 72 pages |
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... Blest that abode , where want and pain repair , And every stranger finds a ready chair ; Blest be those feasts with simple plenty crown'd , Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jests or pranks that never fail , Or sigh with ...
... Blest that abode , where want and pain repair , And every stranger finds a ready chair ; Blest be those feasts with simple plenty crown'd , Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jests or pranks that never fail , Or sigh with ...
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... 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 ; Extols the treasures of his stormy seas , And his ...
... 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 ; Extols the treasures of his stormy seas , And his ...
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... blest . Whatever fruits in different climes are found , That proudly rise , or humbly court the ground Whatever blooms in torrid tracts appear , Whose bright succession decks the varied year ; Whatever sweets salute the northern sky ...
... blest . Whatever fruits in different climes are found , That proudly rise , or humbly court the ground Whatever blooms in torrid tracts appear , Whose bright succession decks the varied year ; Whatever sweets salute the northern sky ...
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... blest a life these thoughtless realms display , Thus idly busy rolls their world away : Theirs are those arts that mind to mind endear , For honor forms the social temper here . Honor , that praise which real merit gains , Or e'en ...
... blest a life these thoughtless realms display , Thus idly busy rolls their world away : Theirs are those arts that mind to mind endear , For honor forms the social temper here . Honor , that praise which real merit gains , Or e'en ...
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... blest indeed were such without alloy , But foster'd e'en by Freedom ills annoy ; That independence Britons prize too high , Keeps man from man , and breaks the social tie ; The self - dependent lordlings stand alone , All claims that ...
... blest indeed were such without alloy , But foster'd e'en by Freedom ills annoy ; That independence Britons prize too high , Keeps man from man , and breaks the social tie ; The self - dependent lordlings stand alone , All claims that ...
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