 But all whom hunger spares, with age decay: Here malice, rapine, accident, conspire, And now a rabble rages, now a fire; Their ambush here relentless ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey; Here falling houses thunder on your head, And...  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 301by Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
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