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... lines ; And , though himself so polished , still reprieves The obfolete prolixity of shade . * John Courtnay Throckmorton , Efq . of Weston Underwood . Defcending now ( but cautious , left too fast ) 12 BOOK 1 . THE TASK .
... lines ; And , though himself so polished , still reprieves The obfolete prolixity of shade . * John Courtnay Throckmorton , Efq . of Weston Underwood . Defcending now ( but cautious , left too fast ) 12 BOOK 1 . THE TASK .
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... himself Beats in the breaft of man , that even a few Few tranfient years , won from the abyss abhorred Of blank oblivion , seem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye ; And pofted on this speculative height , Exults ...
... himself Beats in the breaft of man , that even a few Few tranfient years , won from the abyss abhorred Of blank oblivion , seem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye ; And pofted on this speculative height , Exults ...
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... Himself a fongfter , is as gay as he . But fave me from the gaiety of those , Whofe head - aches nail them to a noon - day bed ; And fave me too from their's , whofe haggard eyes Flash defperation , and betray their pangs For property ...
... Himself a fongfter , is as gay as he . But fave me from the gaiety of those , Whofe head - aches nail them to a noon - day bed ; And fave me too from their's , whofe haggard eyes Flash defperation , and betray their pangs For property ...
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... himself , Self - banished from fociety , prefer Such fqualid floth to honourable toil ! Yet even these , though feigning fickness oft They fwathe the forehead , drag the limping limb , And vex their flesh with artificial fores , Can ...
... himself , Self - banished from fociety , prefer Such fqualid floth to honourable toil ! Yet even these , though feigning fickness oft They fwathe the forehead , drag the limping limb , And vex their flesh with artificial fores , Can ...
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... himself a man ? I would not have a flave to till my ground , To carry me , to fan me while I fleep , And tremble when I wake , for all the wealth , That finews bought and fold have ever earned . No : dear as freedom is , and in my ...
... himself a man ? I would not have a flave to till my ground , To carry me , to fan me while I fleep , And tremble when I wake , for all the wealth , That finews bought and fold have ever earned . No : dear as freedom is , and in my ...
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