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... truth , that bid my soul aspire , Far from my bosom drive the low desire ! And thou , fair Freedom , taught alike to feel The rabble's rage and tyrant's angry steel : Thou transitory flower , alike undone By proud contempt or favour's ...
... truth , that bid my soul aspire , Far from my bosom drive the low desire ! And thou , fair Freedom , taught alike to feel The rabble's rage and tyrant's angry steel : Thou transitory flower , alike undone By proud contempt or favour's ...
Page 63
... truth through pleasure's flowery way ! Celestial themes confessed his tuneful aid ; And Heaven , that lent him genius , was repaid . Needless to him the tribute we bestow , The transitory breath of fame below : More lasting rapture from ...
... truth through pleasure's flowery way ! Celestial themes confessed his tuneful aid ; And Heaven , that lent him genius , was repaid . Needless to him the tribute we bestow , The transitory breath of fame below : More lasting rapture from ...
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... truth is , we deliver those criti- cisms in public which are supposed to be best calculated not to do justice to the author , but to impress others with an opinion of our superior discernment . But let works of this kind , which have ...
... truth is , we deliver those criti- cisms in public which are supposed to be best calculated not to do justice to the author , but to impress others with an opinion of our superior discernment . But let works of this kind , which have ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
A Note on the Texts | 14 |
Description of an Authors Bedchamber | 21 |
Copyright | |
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