The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 36Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1822 |
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... skies , Stands most reveal'd before the freeman's eyes ; No shades of superstition blot the day , Liberty chases all that gloom away ; The soul emancipated , unoppress'd , Free to prove all things and hold fast the best , Learns much ...
... skies , Stands most reveal'd before the freeman's eyes ; No shades of superstition blot the day , Liberty chases all that gloom away ; The soul emancipated , unoppress'd , Free to prove all things and hold fast the best , Learns much ...
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... skies , Is but the fire without the sacrifice . The stream , that feeds the wellspring of the heart Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens with a warmth divine The pow'rs , that Sin has brought to a decline . A ...
... skies , Is but the fire without the sacrifice . The stream , that feeds the wellspring of the heart Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens with a warmth divine The pow'rs , that Sin has brought to a decline . A ...
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... skies , Is but the fire without the sacrifice . The stream , that feeds the wellspring of the heart Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens with a warmth divine The pow'rs , that Sin has brought to a decline . A ...
... skies , Is but the fire without the sacrifice . The stream , that feeds the wellspring of the heart Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens with a warmth divine The pow'rs , that Sin has brought to a decline . A ...
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... skies ? Detach the soul from Earth , and speed her to the Ye devotees to your ador'd employ , Enthusiasts , drunk with an unreal joy , Love makes the music of the blest above , Heav'n's harmony is universal love ; And earthly sounds ...
... skies ? Detach the soul from Earth , and speed her to the Ye devotees to your ador'd employ , Enthusiasts , drunk with an unreal joy , Love makes the music of the blest above , Heav'n's harmony is universal love ; And earthly sounds ...
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... skies and softer air , That make Italian flow'rs so sweet and fair , Fresh'ning his lazy spirits as he ran , Unfolded genially and spread the man ; Returning he proclaims by many a grace , By shrugs and strange contortions of his face ...
... skies and softer air , That make Italian flow'rs so sweet and fair , Fresh'ning his lazy spirits as he ran , Unfolded genially and spread the man ; Returning he proclaims by many a grace , By shrugs and strange contortions of his face ...
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