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... of any real service , for death was near at hand . He died at East Dereham , Norfolk , on April 25 , 1800 , and was buried in St. Edmund's Chapel in that village . On his monument the following stanza is INTRODUCTION xix.
... of any real service , for death was near at hand . He died at East Dereham , Norfolk , on April 25 , 1800 , and was buried in St. Edmund's Chapel in that village . On his monument the following stanza is INTRODUCTION xix.
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... Hands , that the rod of empire might have swayed , Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre : But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; 50 Chill penury repressed their noble rage , o And froze ...
... Hands , that the rod of empire might have swayed , Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre : But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; 50 Chill penury repressed their noble rage , o And froze ...
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... hand of Care ; The panting herds repose : Yet hark , how through the peopled air The busy murmur glows ! The insect - youth are on the wing , Eager to taste the honied spring , And float amid the liquid noon : Some lightly o'er the ...
... hand of Care ; The panting herds repose : Yet hark , how through the peopled air The busy murmur glows ! The insect - youth are on the wing , Eager to taste the honied spring , And float amid the liquid noon : Some lightly o'er the ...
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... hand of rough Mischance , Or chilled by Age , their airy dance They leave , in dust to rest . Methinks I hear , in accents low , The sportive kind reply : Poor moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly ° ! Thy joys no glittering ...
... hand of rough Mischance , Or chilled by Age , their airy dance They leave , in dust to rest . Methinks I hear , in accents low , The sportive kind reply : Poor moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly ° ! Thy joys no glittering ...
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... hand , And slow - consuming Age . To each his sufferings : all are men , Condemned alike to groan ; The tender for another's pain , The unfeeling for his own . Yet , ah ! why should they know their fate , Since sorrow never comes too ...
... hand , And slow - consuming Age . To each his sufferings : all are men , Condemned alike to groan ; The tender for another's pain , The unfeeling for his own . Yet , ah ! why should they know their fate , Since sorrow never comes too ...
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