Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 - Poets, English |
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... indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would they , reason as they ought . The diadem , with mighty projects lined To catch renown by ruining mankind , Is worth , with all its gold and glittering store 2 TABLE TALK .
... indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would they , reason as they ought . The diadem , with mighty projects lined To catch renown by ruining mankind , Is worth , with all its gold and glittering store 2 TABLE TALK .
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... worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie . And , of all lies , ( be that one poet's boast ) The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be their's , who hate his gentle reign , But he that loves ...
... worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie . And , of all lies , ( be that one poet's boast ) The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be their's , who hate his gentle reign , But he that loves ...
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... tell me , if you can , what power maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ? That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . [ elude B. The cause , though worth the search TABLE TALK .
... tell me , if you can , what power maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ? That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . [ elude B. The cause , though worth the search TABLE TALK .
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William Cowper. [ elude B. The cause , though worth the search , may yet Conjecture and remark , however shrewd . They take perhaps a well - directed aim , Who seek it in his climate and his frame . Liberal in all things else , yet ...
William Cowper. [ elude B. The cause , though worth the search , may yet Conjecture and remark , however shrewd . They take perhaps a well - directed aim , Who seek it in his climate and his frame . Liberal in all things else , yet ...
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... worth untold ; [ sold ; Cheap , though blood - bought ; and thrown away when May no foes ravish thee , and no false friend Betray thee , while professing to defend ; Prize it , ye ministers ; ye monarchs spare ; Ye patriots , guard it ...
... worth untold ; [ sold ; Cheap , though blood - bought ; and thrown away when May no foes ravish thee , and no false friend Betray thee , while professing to defend ; Prize it , ye ministers ; ye monarchs spare ; Ye patriots , guard it ...
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