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... and honourable profession , gave their early years to the charms of Poetry . Many of the most illustrious worthies in the church and in the state were allured to the land of learning by the song of the Muse ; and they would , perhaps.
... and honourable profession , gave their early years to the charms of Poetry . Many of the most illustrious worthies in the church and in the state were allured to the land of learning by the song of the Muse ; and they would , perhaps.
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... charms each mean attachment ends , And Taste and Knowledge thus are Virtue's friends . Thus nature deigns to sympathise with art , And leads the moral beauty to the heart : There , only there , that strong attraction lies , Which makes ...
... charms each mean attachment ends , And Taste and Knowledge thus are Virtue's friends . Thus nature deigns to sympathise with art , And leads the moral beauty to the heart : There , only there , that strong attraction lies , Which makes ...
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... charms pung'd , And flee before a feeble thing like man ; That knowing well the slackness of his arm , Trusts only in the well - invented knife ! With study pale , and midnight vigils spent , The star - surveying sage close to his eye ...
... charms pung'd , And flee before a feeble thing like man ; That knowing well the slackness of his arm , Trusts only in the well - invented knife ! With study pale , and midnight vigils spent , The star - surveying sage close to his eye ...
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... charms celestial known ? His works ( surprising thought ) the Maker veil ; Too weak our sight to pierce the radiant cloud , Where Wisdom shines , in all her charms avow'd . O gracious God , omnipotent and wise , Unerring Lord , and ...
... charms celestial known ? His works ( surprising thought ) the Maker veil ; Too weak our sight to pierce the radiant cloud , Where Wisdom shines , in all her charms avow'd . O gracious God , omnipotent and wise , Unerring Lord , and ...
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... charm . Yet Reason frowns on War's unequal game , Where wasted nations raise a single name . And mortgag'd states ... charms in vain ; [ remain , " Think nothing gain'd , he cries , till nought On Moscow's walls till Gothic standards ...
... charm . Yet Reason frowns on War's unequal game , Where wasted nations raise a single name . And mortgag'd states ... charms in vain ; [ remain , " Think nothing gain'd , he cries , till nought On Moscow's walls till Gothic standards ...
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