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The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale - Page 204
by James Fenimore Cooper - 1863 - 434 pages
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...only leave, But deeply disappoint us, by their deaths ! Tho' great our sorrow, greater our surprize. Like other tyrants, death delights to smite. What, smitten, most proclaims the pride of pow'r, And arbitrary nod His joy supreme, To bid the wretch survive the fortunate ; The feeble wrap...
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...only leave, But deeply disappoint us, by their deaths ! Tho' great our sorrow, greater our surprize. Like other tyrants, death delights to smite. What, smitten, most proclaims the pride of pow'r, And arbitrary nod. His joy supreme, To bid the wretch survive the fortunate ; The feeble wrap...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...only leave, But deeply disappoint us, by their deaths ! Tho' great our sorrow, greater our surprize. Like other tyrants, death delights to smite. What, smitten, most proclaims the pride of pow'r, And arbitrary nod. His joy supreme, To bid the wretch survive the fortunate ; The feeble wrap...
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The Poetical Works of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young: With the Life of ..., Volume 1

Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 238 pages
...only leave, But deeply dissappoint us by their deaths ! Tho' great our sorrow, greater our surprise. Like other tyrants, Death delights to smite What,...most proclaims the pride of power And arbitrary nod. His power supreme To bid the wretch survive the fortunate; The feeble wrap th' athletic in his shroud...
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The Complaint, Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...only leave, But deeply disappoint us by their deaths! Though great our sorrow, greater bur surprize. Like other tyrants, death delights to smite, What,...most proclaims the pride of power, And arbitrary nod. His joy supreme, To bid the wretch survive the fortunate; The feeble wrap the athletic in his shroud...
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The Poetical Works of Edward Young: In Four Volumes. Collated with the Best ...

Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 pages
...only leave, But deeply disappoint ns, by their deaths ? Though great our sorrow, greater our surprise. like other tyrants, Death delights to smite What, smitten, most proclaims the pride of pow'r And arbitrary nod. His joy supreme To bid the wretch survive the fortunate ; The feeble wrap...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Watts, A. Philips ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 556 pages
...only leave, But deeply disappoint us, by their deaths ! Though great our sorrow, greater our surprise. Like other tyrants, Death delights to smite, What,...most proclaims the pride of power, And arbitrary nod. His joy supreme, To bid the wretch survive the fortunate ; The feeble wrap th' athletic in his shroud;...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 13

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...only leave, But deeply disappoint us, hy their deaths ! Though great our sorrow, greater our surprise. Like other tyrants, Death delights to smite, What, smitten, most proclaims the pride of power, And arhitrary nod. His joy supreme, To hid the wretch survive the fortunate; The feehle wrap th' athletic...
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Night Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality

Edward Young - English poetry - 1810 - 278 pages
...only leave, But deeply disappoint us, by their deaths ! Tuo' great our sorrow, greater our surprise. Like other tyrants, Death delights to smite, What smitten, most proclaims the pride of pow'r, And arbitrary nod. His joy supreme, To bid the wretch survive the fortunate ; The feeble wrap...
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The Works of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young, Volume 2

Edward Young - 1811 - 302 pages
...only leave, But deeply disappoint us, by their deaths ! Tho' great our sorrow, greater our surprise. Like other tyrants, death delights to smite, What, smitten, most proclaims .the pride of pow'r, And arbitrary nod. His joy supreme, To bid the wretch survive the fortunate ; The feeble wrap...
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