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... eyes compelled him to give up his studies for a time . In 1741 he reėntered school , this time at Westminster Academy , where Vincent Bourne was a master , and Warren Hastings , Robert Lloyd , and Charles Churchill were among the boys ...
... eyes compelled him to give up his studies for a time . In 1741 he reėntered school , this time at Westminster Academy , where Vincent Bourne was a master , and Warren Hastings , Robert Lloyd , and Charles Churchill were among the boys ...
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... eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; 50 Chill penury repressed their noble rage , o And froze the genial current of the soul . Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear ...
... eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; 50 Chill penury repressed their noble rage , o And froze the genial current of the soul . Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear ...
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... eye requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries , E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires . ° For thee , who , mindful of the unhonored dead , Dost in these lines their artless tale relate ; If chance , by lonely ...
... eye requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries , E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires . ° For thee , who , mindful of the unhonored dead , Dost in these lines their artless tale relate ; If chance , by lonely ...
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... float amid the liquid noon : Some lightly o'er the current skim , Some show their gayly - gilded trim Quick - glaneing to the sun.o 5 10 15 20 25 30 To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man ODE ON THE SPRING 7.
... float amid the liquid noon : Some lightly o'er the current skim , Some show their gayly - gilded trim Quick - glaneing to the sun.o 5 10 15 20 25 30 To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man ODE ON THE SPRING 7.
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Thomas Gray. To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man : And they that creep , and they that fly , Shall end where they began . Alike the Busy and the Gay But flutter through life's little day , In Fortune's varying colors ...
Thomas Gray. To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man : And they that creep , and they that fly , Shall end where they began . Alike the Busy and the Gay But flutter through life's little day , In Fortune's varying colors ...
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