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Page 39
Thou , wretched man , of death hath greatest need , If in true balance thou wilt
weigh thy state ; For never knight , that dared warlike deed , More luckless
disadventures did await . Witness the dungeon deep , wherein of late Thy life
shut up for ...
Thou , wretched man , of death hath greatest need , If in true balance thou wilt
weigh thy state ; For never knight , that dared warlike deed , More luckless
disadventures did await . Witness the dungeon deep , wherein of late Thy life
shut up for ...
Page 53
... how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes ' favours . There is ,
hetwixt that smile we would aspire to , The sweet aspect of princes , and our ruin ,
More pangs and fears than war or women have ; . And when he falls , he falls like
...
... how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes ' favours . There is ,
hetwixt that smile we would aspire to , The sweet aspect of princes , and our ruin ,
More pangs and fears than war or women have ; . And when he falls , he falls like
...
Page 81
... recks it them ? What need they ? They are sjell ; And , when they list , their lean
and fashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw : The hungry
sheep look up , and are not fed , But , swoln with wind , and the rank mist MILTON
.
... recks it them ? What need they ? They are sjell ; And , when they list , their lean
and fashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw : The hungry
sheep look up , and are not fed , But , swoln with wind , and the rank mist MILTON
.
Page 101
Siezed and tied down to judge , how wretched I ! Who can ' t be silent , and who
will not lie . To laugh were want of goodness and of grace , And to be grave ,
exceeds all power of face . I sit with sad civility , I read With honest anguish and
an ...
Siezed and tied down to judge , how wretched I ! Who can ' t be silent , and who
will not lie . To laugh were want of goodness and of grace , And to be grave ,
exceeds all power of face . I sit with sad civility , I read With honest anguish and
an ...
Page 107
... horror hear The coming rage . The awakened village starts ; And to her
fluttering breast the mother strains Her thoughtless infant . From the pirate ' s den
, Or stero Morocco ' s tyrant fang escaped , The wretch half wishes for his bonds
again .
... horror hear The coming rage . The awakened village starts ; And to her
fluttering breast the mother strains Her thoughtless infant . From the pirate ' s den
, Or stero Morocco ' s tyrant fang escaped , The wretch half wishes for his bonds
again .
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| Title | The Beauties of the British Poets, with a Few Introductory Observations |
| Author | George Croly |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson, 1857 |
| Length | 395 pages |
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