The Works of the Rev. George Crabbe, Volume 2J. Murray, 1823 - English poetry |
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Page xxxiii
... reason I am able to give , why a man of feeling so dull should yet become insane , should be of so hor- rible a nature . That a Letter on Prisons should follow those nar- * Marmion . ratives is unfortunate , but not to be easily avoided ...
... reason I am able to give , why a man of feeling so dull should yet become insane , should be of so hor- rible a nature . That a Letter on Prisons should follow those nar- * Marmion . ratives is unfortunate , but not to be easily avoided ...
Page xxxvii
... reason I once determined to exclude it from the relation ; but , as it was truly unborrowed , and suited the place in which it stood , this seemed , on after - consideration , to be an act of cowardice , and the lines are therefore ...
... reason I once determined to exclude it from the relation ; but , as it was truly unborrowed , and suited the place in which it stood , this seemed , on after - consideration , to be an act of cowardice , and the lines are therefore ...
Page 21
... Reason speak , 66 They would reply , “ The faithful , pure , and meek ; " From Christian folds , the one selected race , " Of all professions , and in every place . " " What is a Church ? " - " A flock , " our vicar cries , " Whom ...
... Reason speak , 66 They would reply , “ The faithful , pure , and meek ; " From Christian folds , the one selected race , " Of all professions , and in every place . " " What is a Church ? " - " A flock , " our vicar cries , " Whom ...
Page 44
... reason wills that we our pastor pay , And custom does it on a certain day : Much is the duty , small the legal due , And this with grateful minds we keep in view ; Each makes his off'ring , some by habit led , Some by the thought , that ...
... reason wills that we our pastor pay , And custom does it on a certain day : Much is the duty , small the legal due , And this with grateful minds we keep in view ; Each makes his off'ring , some by habit led , Some by the thought , that ...
Page 48
... reason may we learn ? " Yes , " he replied , " I'm happy , I confess , " To learn that some are pleased with happiness " Which others feel - there are who now combine " The worthiest natures in the best design , " To aid the letter'd ...
... reason may we learn ? " Yes , " he replied , " I'm happy , I confess , " To learn that some are pleased with happiness " Which others feel - there are who now combine " The worthiest natures in the best design , " To aid the letter'd ...
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