Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's... Poetic gems: partly original; but chiefly selected from the best authors: by ... - Page 110 by Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 240 pages Full view -
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