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Page 52
... human fabric from the birth Imbibes a flavor of its parent earth : As various tracts enforce a various toil , The manners speak the idiom of their soil . An iron - race the mountain cliffs maintain , Foes to the gentler genius of the ...
... human fabric from the birth Imbibes a flavor of its parent earth : As various tracts enforce a various toil , The manners speak the idiom of their soil . An iron - race the mountain cliffs maintain , Foes to the gentler genius of the ...
Page 55
... Rome . ° ( Their tears , their little triumphs o'er , Their human passions now no more , Save Charity , that glows beyond the tomb . ) 40 125 45 50 ACCOMPANIED All that on Granta's fruitful plain ° Rich streams ODE FOR MUSIC 55.
... Rome . ° ( Their tears , their little triumphs o'er , Their human passions now no more , Save Charity , that glows beyond the tomb . ) 40 125 45 50 ACCOMPANIED All that on Granta's fruitful plain ° Rich streams ODE FOR MUSIC 55.
Page 80
... human feelings , Ere you proudly question ours ! 45 50 59 55 55 PITY FOR POOR AFRICANS Video meliora proboque , Deteriora sequor . I OWN I am shocked at the purchase of slaves , And fear those who buy them and sell them are knaves ...
... human feelings , Ere you proudly question ours ! 45 50 59 55 55 PITY FOR POOR AFRICANS Video meliora proboque , Deteriora sequor . I OWN I am shocked at the purchase of slaves , And fear those who buy them and sell them are knaves ...
Page 87
... of alarms , Than reign in this horrible place . II I am out of humanity's reach , I must finish my journey alone , 5 Never hear the sweet music of speech , I start VERSES 87 Verses, supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk.
... of alarms , Than reign in this horrible place . II I am out of humanity's reach , I must finish my journey alone , 5 Never hear the sweet music of speech , I start VERSES 87 Verses, supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk.
Page 115
... human life ; But even those who differ Only on topics left at large ; 105 110 115 120 How fiercely will they meet and charge ; 125 No combatants are stiffer . To prove , alas ! my main intent , Needs ON FRIENDSHIP 115.
... human life ; But even those who differ Only on topics left at large ; 105 110 115 120 How fiercely will they meet and charge ; 125 No combatants are stiffer . To prove , alas ! my main intent , Needs ON FRIENDSHIP 115.
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