Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors ; from the Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History, Volume 2Robert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850 - English literature |
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... honour frugal ; above interest great . Hail men immortal ! social virtues hail ! First heirs of praise ! But I , with weak essay , Wrong the superior theme ; while heavenly choirs , In strains high warbled to celestial harps , Resound ...
... honour frugal ; above interest great . Hail men immortal ! social virtues hail ! First heirs of praise ! But I , with weak essay , Wrong the superior theme ; while heavenly choirs , In strains high warbled to celestial harps , Resound ...
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... honoured his memory with an Ode , which is cer-. [ From the Vanity of Human Wishes . ] Let observation , with extensive ... honour flows , His smile alone security bestows : Still to new heights his restless wishes tower ; Claim leads to ...
... honoured his memory with an Ode , which is cer-. [ From the Vanity of Human Wishes . ] Let observation , with extensive ... honour flows , His smile alone security bestows : Still to new heights his restless wishes tower ; Claim leads to ...
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... Honour comes , a pilgrim gray , To bless the turf that wraps their clay , And Freedom shall awhile repair , To dwell a weeping hermit there . Ode to Evening . If aught of oaten stop , or pastoral song , May hope , chaste Eve , to soothe ...
... Honour comes , a pilgrim gray , To bless the turf that wraps their clay , And Freedom shall awhile repair , To dwell a weeping hermit there . Ode to Evening . If aught of oaten stop , or pastoral song , May hope , chaste Eve , to soothe ...
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... honour and integrity . After three years spent in Edinburgh , Akenside removed to Leyden to complete his studies ; and in 1744 he was admitted to the degree of M.D. He next esta- blished himself as a physician in London . In Hol- land ...
... honour and integrity . After three years spent in Edinburgh , Akenside removed to Leyden to complete his studies ; and in 1744 he was admitted to the degree of M.D. He next esta- blished himself as a physician in London . In Hol- land ...
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... Honour's liberal hands effuse Unenvied treasures , and the snowy wings Of Innocence and Love protect the scene ! Once more search , undismayed , the dark profound Where nature works in secret ; view the beds Of mineral treasure , and ...
... Honour's liberal hands effuse Unenvied treasures , and the snowy wings Of Innocence and Love protect the scene ! Once more search , undismayed , the dark profound Where nature works in secret ; view the beds Of mineral treasure , and ...
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