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Page 102
... shine , Who waits for heav'n ere he becomes divine , Leaves saints t ' enjoy those altitudes they teach , And plucks the fruit plac'd more within his reach . Well spoken , Advocate of sin and shame , Known by thy bleating - Ignorance ...
... shine , Who waits for heav'n ere he becomes divine , Leaves saints t ' enjoy those altitudes they teach , And plucks the fruit plac'd more within his reach . Well spoken , Advocate of sin and shame , Known by thy bleating - Ignorance ...
Page 117
... Shine not , or undesir'd and hated shine , Seen through the medium of a cloud like thine : Yet seek him , in his favour life is found , All bliss beside a shadow or a sound : Then heav'n , eclips'd so long , and this dull earth , Shall ...
... Shine not , or undesir'd and hated shine , Seen through the medium of a cloud like thine : Yet seek him , in his favour life is found , All bliss beside a shadow or a sound : Then heav'n , eclips'd so long , and this dull earth , Shall ...
Page 430
... shine they self - illum'd , or but display The borrow'd splendours of a cloudless day ? With borrow'd beams they shine . The gales that breathe Now land - ward , and the current's force beneath , Have borne them nearer : and the nearer ...
... shine they self - illum'd , or but display The borrow'd splendours of a cloudless day ? With borrow'd beams they shine . The gales that breathe Now land - ward , and the current's force beneath , Have borne them nearer : and the nearer ...
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