The Poetical WorksG. Bell, 1867 - 186 pages |
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... fame and fortune , has retired early to happiness and obscurity , with an income of forty pounds a year . I now perceive , my dear brother , the wisdom of your humble choice . You have entered upon a sacred office , where the harvest is ...
... fame and fortune , has retired early to happiness and obscurity , with an income of forty pounds a year . I now perceive , my dear brother , the wisdom of your humble choice . You have entered upon a sacred office , where the harvest is ...
Page 42
... fame , One sink of level avarice shall lie , And scholars , soldiers , kings , unhonour'd die . Yet think not , thus when freedom's ills I state , I mean to flatter kings , or court the great . Ye powers of truth that bid my soul aspire ...
... fame , One sink of level avarice shall lie , And scholars , soldiers , kings , unhonour'd die . Yet think not , thus when freedom's ills I state , I mean to flatter kings , or court the great . Ye powers of truth that bid my soul aspire ...
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... fame . The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd is forgot . Near yonder thorn , that lifts its head on high , Where once the sign - post caught the passing eye , Low lies that house where nutbrown draughts inspired , Where greybeard ...
... fame . The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd is forgot . Near yonder thorn , that lifts its head on high , Where once the sign - post caught the passing eye , Low lies that house where nutbrown draughts inspired , Where greybeard ...
Page 70
... fame : Dear charming nymph , neglected and decried , My shame in crowds , my solitary pride ; Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe , That found'st me poor at first , and keep'st me so ; Thou guide , by which the noble arts excel ...
... fame : Dear charming nymph , neglected and decried , My shame in crowds , my solitary pride ; Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe , That found'st me poor at first , and keep'st me so ; Thou guide , by which the noble arts excel ...
Page 81
... fame : Till , his relish grown callous , almost to disease , Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please . But let us be candid , and speak out our mind , If dunces applauded , he paid them in kind . Ye Kenricks , * ye Kellys , † and ...
... fame : Till , his relish grown callous , almost to disease , Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please . But let us be candid , and speak out our mind , If dunces applauded , he paid them in kind . Ye Kenricks , * ye Kellys , † and ...
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