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Page 159
... praise my wondrous power , And dance forgetful of the noontide hour . Alike all ages : Dames of ancient days Have led their children through the mirthful maze ; And the gay grandsire , skilled in jestic lore , Has frisked beneath the ...
... praise my wondrous power , And dance forgetful of the noontide hour . Alike all ages : Dames of ancient days Have led their children through the mirthful maze ; And the gay grandsire , skilled in jestic lore , Has frisked beneath the ...
Page 160
... praise too dearly loved , or warmly sought , Enfeebles all the internal strength of thought ; And the weak soul , within itself unblest , Leans for all pleasure on another's breast . Hence ostentation here , with tawdry art , Pants for ...
... praise too dearly loved , or warmly sought , Enfeebles all the internal strength of thought ; And the weak soul , within itself unblest , Leans for all pleasure on another's breast . Hence ostentation here , with tawdry art , Pants for ...
Page 226
... praise agree ; And seem , by thy sweet bounty , made For those who follow thee . There if thy spirit touch the soul , And grace her mean abode ; Oh ! with what peace , and joy , and love , She communes with her God ! There like the ...
... praise agree ; And seem , by thy sweet bounty , made For those who follow thee . There if thy spirit touch the soul , And grace her mean abode ; Oh ! with what peace , and joy , and love , She communes with her God ! There like the ...
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