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... things , and intend The least of our concerns ? ( since from the least The greatest oft originate ) Could chance Find place in his dominion , or dispose One lawless particle to thwart his plan ; Then God might be surprised , and ...
... things , and intend The least of our concerns ? ( since from the least The greatest oft originate ) Could chance Find place in his dominion , or dispose One lawless particle to thwart his plan ; Then God might be surprised , and ...
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... things as smooth And tender as a girl , all essenced o'er With odours , and as profligate as sweet ; Who sell their laurel for a myrtle wreath , And love when they should fight ; when such as these Presume to lay their hand upon the ark ...
... things as smooth And tender as a girl , all essenced o'er With odours , and as profligate as sweet ; Who sell their laurel for a myrtle wreath , And love when they should fight ; when such as these Presume to lay their hand upon the ark ...
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... thing ) — The pulpit ( when the satirist has at last , Strutting and vapouring in an empty school , Spent all his force and made no proselyte ) — I say the pulpit ( in the sober use Of its legitimate , peculiar powers ) Must stand ...
... thing ) — The pulpit ( when the satirist has at last , Strutting and vapouring in an empty school , Spent all his force and made no proselyte ) — I say the pulpit ( in the sober use Of its legitimate , peculiar powers ) Must stand ...
Side 162
... things that mount the rostrum with a skip , And then skip down again ; pronounce a text ; Cry - hem ; and reading what they never wrote , Just fifteen minutes , huddle up their work , And with a well - bred whisper close the scene ! In ...
... things that mount the rostrum with a skip , And then skip down again ; pronounce a text ; Cry - hem ; and reading what they never wrote , Just fifteen minutes , huddle up their work , And with a well - bred whisper close the scene ! In ...
Side 163
... things divine ; and all besides , Though learn'd with labor , and though much ad- By curious eyes and judgments ill - inform'd , [ mir'd To me is odious as the nasal twang Heard at conventicle , where worthy men , VOL . II . K Defects ...
... things divine ; and all besides , Though learn'd with labor , and though much ad- By curious eyes and judgments ill - inform'd , [ mir'd To me is odious as the nasal twang Heard at conventicle , where worthy men , VOL . II . K Defects ...
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