A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes, Volume 6For R. and J. Dodsley, at Tully's-Head in Pall-Mall, 1763 - 336 pages |
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Page 68
... Boreas breathes eternal cold , See numerous nations , warlike , fierce , and bold , To battle all unanimoufly run , Nor fire , nor fword , nor instant death they fhun : Whence Whence this difdain of life in ev'ry breast , But [ 68 ]
... Boreas breathes eternal cold , See numerous nations , warlike , fierce , and bold , To battle all unanimoufly run , Nor fire , nor fword , nor instant death they fhun : Whence Whence this difdain of life in ev'ry breast , But [ 68 ]
Page 77
... worth appears in view , See knaves , and fools united to purfue ! ' The man fo form'd they all confpire to blame , And Envy's pois'nous tooth attacks his fame ; Shou'd Shou'd he at length , fo truly good and great [ 77 ]
... worth appears in view , See knaves , and fools united to purfue ! ' The man fo form'd they all confpire to blame , And Envy's pois'nous tooth attacks his fame ; Shou'd Shou'd he at length , fo truly good and great [ 77 ]
Page 78
... see , Deceit , that Friendship's mafk infidious wears , Quarrels , and feuds , and law's intangling fnares . But there are pleasures still in human life , Domestic ease , a tender loving wife , Children , whofe dawning fmiles your heart ...
... see , Deceit , that Friendship's mafk infidious wears , Quarrels , and feuds , and law's intangling fnares . But there are pleasures still in human life , Domestic ease , a tender loving wife , Children , whofe dawning fmiles your heart ...
Page 80
... See one whofe councils , one whofe conquʼring hand Once fav'd Britannia's almoft finking land : Examples of the mind's extenfive pow'r , Examples too how quickly fades that flow'r . * Him let me add , whom late we saw excel In each ...
... See one whofe councils , one whofe conquʼring hand Once fav'd Britannia's almoft finking land : Examples of the mind's extenfive pow'r , Examples too how quickly fades that flow'r . * Him let me add , whom late we saw excel In each ...
Page 81
... See felf - furviving he's an ideot grown ! A melancholy proof our parts are not our own . Thy tenets , Stoic , yet we may forgive , If in a future ftate we cease to live . For here the virtuous fuffer much , ' tis plain ; If pain is ...
... See felf - furviving he's an ideot grown ! A melancholy proof our parts are not our own . Thy tenets , Stoic , yet we may forgive , If in a future ftate we cease to live . For here the virtuous fuffer much , ' tis plain ; If pain is ...
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