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" Seek to be good, but aim not to be great: A woman's noblest station is retreat; Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestic worth, that shuns too strong a light. "
A collection of poems, by several hands [ed. by R. Dodsley]. [2 other copies ... - Page 43
by Collection - 1766
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Poëmes ou morceaux détachés de differens auteurs anglais, traduits en vers ...

Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 456 pages
...Tis ugliness in its most frightful form , fiercely it stands defying gods and men, As fiery monsters guard a giant's den. . ~ : Seek to be good, but aim not to be great : A woman's noblest station is retreat ; . Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, • Domestic worth, that...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...'Tis ugliness in its most frightful form : Fiercely it stands, defying gods and men, As fiery monsters guard a giant's den. Seek to be good, but aim not to be great, A woman's noblest station is retreat ; Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestic worth, that shuns...
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Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, Volume 3

Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...Tis ugliness in its most frightful form ; Fiercely it stands, defying gods and men, As fiery monsters guard a giant's den. Seek to be good, but aim not to be great : A woman's noblest station is retreat : Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestick worth, that shuns...
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The Poetical Works of Cuthbert Shaw: Collated with the Best Editions

Cuthbert Shaw, Thomas Park - 1807 - 230 pages
...Tis ugliness in its most frightful form : Fiercely it stands, defying gods and men, As fiery monsters guard a giant's den. Seek to be good, but aim not to be great : A woman's noblest station is retreat; Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestic worth, that shuns too...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...Tis ugliness in its most frightful form. Fiercely it stands, defying gods and men, As fiery monsters guard a giant's den. Seek to be good, but aim not to be great : A woman's noblest station is retreat ; Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestic worth, that shuns...
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The Muses' Bower,: Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry, Volume 2

English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 296 pages
...'Tis ugliness in its most frightful form ; Fiercely it stands, defying gods and men, As fiery monsters guard a giant's den. Seek to be good, 'but aim not to be great ; A woman's noblest station is retreat : Her fairest virtues fly from public sight ; Domestic worth — that shuns...
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Poetical narratives, epistles, and humourous pieces, selected from the most ...

Poetical narratives - English poetry - 1810 - 330 pages
...'Tis ugliness in its most frightful form ; Fiercely it stands, defying gods and men, As fiery monsters guard a giant's den. Seek to be good, but aim not to be great ; A woman's noblest station is retreat : Her fairest virtues fly from public sight ; Domestic worth — that shuns...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 14

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...'Tis ugliness in its most frightful form. Fiercely it stands, defying gods and men, As fiery monsters guard a giant's den. Seek to be good, but aim not to be great : A woman's noblest station is retreat : Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestic worth, that shuns...
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The Female Speaker; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Verse: Selected ...

Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English literature - 1816 - 414 pages
...dishonesty a proof of parts : For you, the plainest is the wisest role : A cunning woman is a knavish fool. Seek to be good, but aim not to be great : A woman's noblest station is retreat ; Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestic worth, that shuns...
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Poems on Various Subjects: Selected to Enforce the Practice of Virtue, and ...

Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
..."Tis ugliness in its most frightful form : Fiercely it stands defying gods and men, As fiery monsters guard a giant's den. Seek to be good, but aim not to be great : A woman's noblest station is retreat ; Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestic worth, that shuns...
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