 That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage: Lo! Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age. To each his sufferings: all are men, Condemned alike to groan; The tender for another's pain,...  Poems by Mr. Gray - Page 31by Thomas Gray - 1768 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
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...their queen : This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage. Lo ! Poverty to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand ; And slow-consuming Age. To each his sufferings : all are men, Condemn'd alike... | |
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...their queen : This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage : Lo ! Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age. To each his sufferings : — all are men, Condemned alike... | |
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...queen ; This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every laboring sinew strains, Those in tho deeper vitals rage : Lo, poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow consuming age. To each his sufferings ; all are men, Condemn'd alike to... | |
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...queen ; This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every laboring sinew strains, Those in tho deeper vitals rage : Lo, poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow consuming age. To each his sufferings ; all are men, Condemn'd alike to... | |
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...queen ; This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every laboring sinew strains, Those in tho deeper vitals rage : Lo, poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow consuming age. To each his sufferings ; all are men, Condemn'd alike to... | |
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...their Queen: This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage : Lo ! Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age. To each his sufferings : all are men, Condemned alike to... | |
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...their queen : This racks the joints, this fires the veins. That every laboring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage : Lo ! Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, To each his sufferings : all arc men, Condemn'd alike to groan ; The tender for... | |
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...their Queen: This racks the joints, this fires the veins; That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage: Lo, Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age. To each his sufferings : all are men, Condemn'd alike to... | |
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...their queen : This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every laboring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage : Lo ! Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age. To each his sufferings : all are men, Condemned alike to... | |
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...their Queen : This racks the joints, this fires the veins, That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage : Lo, Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand And slow-consuming Age. To each his sufferings : all are men, Condemn'd alike to... | |
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