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The Complete Angler; Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Fac ... - Page 218
by Izaak Walton - 1653 - 246 pages
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The Complete Angler: Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation

Izaak Walton, Phoebe Atwood Taylor - Fishing - 1653 - 280 pages
...more I have wijh'dall,but now Iwijhfor neither, Great, high, rich,wife,norf air, poorlf l berather Would the world now adopt me for her heir, Would beauties...Command bare heads, bow' d knee strike Juftice As we t as blind and lame, or give a tongue To Jlones, by Epitaphs , be call' d great Mafter, In the loofe...
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The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer, Volume 8

James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1792 - 394 pages
...more r I have wifh'd all } but now I wifh for neither j Great, high, rich, wise" nor fair} poor I'll be rather.. Would the world now adopt me for her heir} Would Beauty's Queen entitle me " The Fair}" Fame speak me Fortune's minion } could I vie Angels with India}...
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The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer, Volume 8

James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1792 - 386 pages
...more : I have wifh'd all ; but now 1 wifh for neither; ' Great, high, rich, wise nor fair ; poor I'll be rather. Would the world now adopt me for her heir; Would Beauty's Queen entitle me " The Fair;" Fame speak me Fortune's minion ; could I vie Angels with India;...
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Selection of Poems ...

Charles Snart - Poetry - 1808 - 496 pages
...more : I have wish'd all ; but now I wish for neither ; Great, high, rich, wise nor fair; poor I'll be rather. Would the world now adopt me for her heir, Would beauty's queen entitle me "The Fair," Fame speak me Fortune's minion, could I vie Angels with India...
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Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 2

Henry Headley - English poetry - 1810 - 236 pages
...more : I have wish'd all ; but now I wish for neither Great, high, rich, wise nor fair ; poor I'll be rather. Would the world now adopt me for her heir, Would beauty's queeu entitle me ' The Fair/ Fame speak me Fortune's million, could I vie Angels with India...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 45

England - 1839 - 894 pages
...envied more. I have wished all, but now I wish for neither Great, high, rich, wise nor fair ; poor I'll be rather. " Would the world now adopt me for her heir, Would beauty's queen entitle me the fair, Fame speak me fortune's minion ; could I vie Angels, with India...
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Musarum Deliciae: Or, the Muses Recreation, Contening Severall ..., Volume 2

Sir John Mennes - 1817 - 568 pages
...suspected ; scorn'd if poor ; Great, fear'd ; fair, tempted ; high, still envied more. Would the world then adopt me for her heir ; Would beauties Queen entitle me the fair ; Fame, speak me honours Minion ; and could I With Indian-Angels, and a speaking eye, Command bare...
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Facetiae. Musarum Deliciae: Epigrams

English poetry - 1817 - 524 pages
...suspected ; scorn'd if poor ; Great, fear'd; fair, tempted; high, still envied more. Would the world then adopt me for her heir ; Would beauties queen entitle me the fair ; Fame, speak me honours minion ; and could I With TWi'aM-angels, and a speaking eye, Command bare...
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The Complete Angler of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton:: Extensively ...

Izaak Walton - Fishing - 1824 - 516 pages
...more : I have wish'd all; but now 1 wish for neither; Great, High, Rich, Wise, nor Fair ; Poor Til be rather. Would the World now adopt me for her heir, Would Beauty's Queen entitle me the fair,— Fame speak me Fortune's minion, — r.ould I vie Angels with...
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Specimens of sacred and serious poetry, from Chaucer to the present day ...

John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...more. I have wish'd all; but now I wish for neither, Great, high, rich, wise, nor fair : poor I'll be rather. Would the world now adopt me for her heir ; Would beauty's queen entitle me the fair ; Fame speak me fortune's minion; could I vie Angels with India;...
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