The Works of the Rev. George Crabbe, Volume 2J. Murray, 1823 - English poetry |
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... , The steaming bowl or foaming tankard by ; " Tis then , with all these comforts spread around , They hear the painful dredger's welcome sound ; And few themselves the savoury boon deny , The food LET . I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .
... , The steaming bowl or foaming tankard by ; " Tis then , with all these comforts spread around , They hear the painful dredger's welcome sound ; And few themselves the savoury boon deny , The food LET . I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .
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George Crabbe. And few themselves the savoury boon deny , The food that feeds , the living luxury . Yon is our quay ! those smaller hoys from town , Its various wares , for country - use , bring down ; Those laden waggons , in return ...
George Crabbe. And few themselves the savoury boon deny , The food that feeds , the living luxury . Yon is our quay ! those smaller hoys from town , Its various wares , for country - use , bring down ; Those laden waggons , in return ...
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... while ; And when he finish'd , his corrected pride Felt the desert , and yet the praise denied . Thus he his race began , and to the end His constant care was , no man to offend ; No haughty virtues stirr'd his peaceful mind , Nor urged.
... while ; And when he finish'd , his corrected pride Felt the desert , and yet the praise denied . Thus he his race began , and to the end His constant care was , no man to offend ; No haughty virtues stirr'd his peaceful mind , Nor urged.
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... denied ; Or by that false enthusiastic zeal , That thinks the spirit will the priest reveal , And show to all men , by their powerful speech , Who are appointed and inspired to teach : Alas ! could we the dangerous rule believe , Whom ...
... denied ; Or by that false enthusiastic zeal , That thinks the spirit will the priest reveal , And show to all men , by their powerful speech , Who are appointed and inspired to teach : Alas ! could we the dangerous rule believe , Whom ...
Page 73
... denied , " Fell down instinctive , and in spirit died . " Nor staid he yet - his eye , his frown , his speech , " His very gesture had a power to teach ; " With outstretch'd arms , strong voice and piercing call , " He won the field ...
... denied , " Fell down instinctive , and in spirit died . " Nor staid he yet - his eye , his frown , his speech , " His very gesture had a power to teach ; " With outstretch'd arms , strong voice and piercing call , " He won the field ...
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ALBEMARLE STREET Arminian behold Blaney BOROUGH Calvinistic cheerful Claudian comfort cried crime dare deed delight dread dwell ease evil fame favourite fear feel felt fix'd foes friends gain'd GEORGE CRABBE give grace grave grief grieve hear heart honour hope hour humble John Bunyan Juvenal kind labour LETTER live look look'd man's meads of asphodel mind misery never night numbers nymphs o'er once Ovid oxymel pain pass'd passions peace Peter PETER GRIMES pity pleasant pleasure poison'd poor praise pride priest race racter reader rest rise Satan scenes scorn seem'd shame sigh Sir Denys sleep slow centuries smile soothed soul speech spirit spleen terrors thee thou thought took town trade trembling tried truth twas vex'd vice virtue walk wealth whist worth wretched youth