Poems, Volum 1Stereotyped and printed by Andrew Wilson for J. Johnson, 1808 |
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... at hand . Ask now of history's authentic page , And call up evidence from every age ; Display with busy and laborious hand The blessings of the most indebted land ; What nation will you find , whose annals prove So 124 EXPOSTULATION .
... at hand . Ask now of history's authentic page , And call up evidence from every age ; Display with busy and laborious hand The blessings of the most indebted land ; What nation will you find , whose annals prove So 124 EXPOSTULATION .
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... busy trifler dreams himself alone , 1 Frames many a purpose , and God works his own . States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane , Even as his will and his decrees ordain ; While honour , virtue , piety bear sway , They flourish ...
... busy trifler dreams himself alone , 1 Frames many a purpose , and God works his own . States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane , Even as his will and his decrees ordain ; While honour , virtue , piety bear sway , They flourish ...
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... busy heralds hang the sable scene With mournful ' scutcheons , and dim lamps be- tween ; Proclaim their titles to the crowd around , But they that wore them move not at the sound ; The coronet , placed idly at their head , Adds nothing ...
... busy heralds hang the sable scene With mournful ' scutcheons , and dim lamps be- tween ; Proclaim their titles to the crowd around , But they that wore them move not at the sound ; The coronet , placed idly at their head , Adds nothing ...
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... , they all exclaim , And add Right Reverend toSmug's honoured name . And yet our lot is given us in a land , Where busy arts are never at a stand ; Where science points her telescopic eye , Familiar with the HOPE . 175 Conversation.
... , they all exclaim , And add Right Reverend toSmug's honoured name . And yet our lot is given us in a land , Where busy arts are never at a stand ; Where science points her telescopic eye , Familiar with the HOPE . 175 Conversation.
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... busy coast ; He catches all improvements in his flight , Spreads foreign wonders in his country's sight , Imports what others have invented well , And stirs his own to match them , or excel , ' Tis thus reciprocating , each with each ...
... busy coast ; He catches all improvements in his flight , Spreads foreign wonders in his country's sight , Imports what others have invented well , And stirs his own to match them , or excel , ' Tis thus reciprocating , each with each ...
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