A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes, Band 3 |
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Heed not what Slander , vain detractor , says : « Slander , still prompt true merit to
defame ; " " To blot the brightest worth , and blaft the fairest name . " XI . By this ,
arriv'd the fair majestic maid : ( She all the while , with the same modest pace ...
Heed not what Slander , vain detractor , says : « Slander , still prompt true merit to
defame ; " " To blot the brightest worth , and blaft the fairest name . " XI . By this ,
arriv'd the fair majestic maid : ( She all the while , with the same modest pace ...
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What pleasures , vain mistaken wretch , are thine ! ( Virtue with scorn reply'd :) “
who sleep'ft in ease “ Insensate ; whose soft limbs the toil decline « That seasons
bliss , and makes enjoyment please . “ Draining the copious bowl , ere thirst ...
What pleasures , vain mistaken wretch , are thine ! ( Virtue with scorn reply'd :) “
who sleep'ft in ease “ Insensate ; whose soft limbs the toil decline « That seasons
bliss , and makes enjoyment please . “ Draining the copious bowl , ere thirst ...
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Vain , idle , delicate , in thoughtless eafe « Reserving woes for age their prime
they spend ; “ All wretched , hopeless , in the evil days “ With forrow to the verge
of life they tend . « Griev'd , with the present ; of the past , alham'd : They live , and
...
Vain , idle , delicate , in thoughtless eafe « Reserving woes for age their prime
they spend ; “ All wretched , hopeless , in the evil days “ With forrow to the verge
of life they tend . « Griev'd , with the present ; of the past , alham'd : They live , and
...
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V. But heavier far the weight of shame That funk Britannia's naval fame : In vain
she spreads her once - victorious fails ; Or fear , or rashness , in her chiefs
prevails ;And wildly thefe prevent , those basely fhun the fight ; Content with
humble ...
V. But heavier far the weight of shame That funk Britannia's naval fame : In vain
she spreads her once - victorious fails ; Or fear , or rashness , in her chiefs
prevails ;And wildly thefe prevent , those basely fhun the fight ; Content with
humble ...
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Thus lesson'd in intrigue her early thought improves , Nor meditates in vain
forbidden loves : Soon the gay nymph in Cyprus ' train shall rove Free and at
large amidft th ' Idalian grove ; Or haply jealous of the voice of fame , Mask'd in
the ...
Thus lesson'd in intrigue her early thought improves , Nor meditates in vain
forbidden loves : Soon the gay nymph in Cyprus ' train shall rove Free and at
large amidft th ' Idalian grove ; Or haply jealous of the voice of fame , Mask'd in
the ...
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