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... happy style , and a versification which seemed to cost him nothing . His Beggar's Opera indeed has stings in it , but it appears to have left the writer's mind without any . The GRAVE of BLAIR is a serious and somewhat gloomy poem , but ...
... happy style , and a versification which seemed to cost him nothing . His Beggar's Opera indeed has stings in it , but it appears to have left the writer's mind without any . The GRAVE of BLAIR is a serious and somewhat gloomy poem , but ...
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... happy mansion attain ; Before her gate high God did Sweat ordain , And wakeful Watches ever to abide : But easy is the way , and passage plain To pleasure's palace ; it may soon be spied , And day and night her doors to all stand open ...
... happy mansion attain ; Before her gate high God did Sweat ordain , And wakeful Watches ever to abide : But easy is the way , and passage plain To pleasure's palace ; it may soon be spied , And day and night her doors to all stand open ...
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... happy case ; But later ages ' pride ( like corn - fed steed ) Abus'd her plenty , and fat swoln increase To all licentious lust , and gan exceed The measure of her means , and natural first need . Yet him perforce restrain'd , and to ...
... happy case ; But later ages ' pride ( like corn - fed steed ) Abus'd her plenty , and fat swoln increase To all licentious lust , and gan exceed The measure of her means , and natural first need . Yet him perforce restrain'd , and to ...
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... happy , is before thee laid . " [ twixt . " Certes " ( said he ) " I n'ill thine offered grace , both be- Nor to be made so happy do intend ; So soon as Mammon there arriv'd , the door To him did open , and afforded way ; Him followed ...
... happy , is before thee laid . " [ twixt . " Certes " ( said he ) " I n'ill thine offered grace , both be- Nor to be made so happy do intend ; So soon as Mammon there arriv'd , the door To him did open , and afforded way ; Him followed ...
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... happy thou , that mayst them freely see ; But why , when I them saw , fled they away from me ? " " Not I so happy , " answered then that swain , " As thou unhappy , which them thence didst chace , Whom by no means thou canst recall ...
... happy thou , that mayst them freely see ; But why , when I them saw , fled they away from me ? " " Not I so happy , " answered then that swain , " As thou unhappy , which them thence didst chace , Whom by no means thou canst recall ...
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