Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 |
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... as he tells his sober tale , Asked , when in hell , to see the royal jail ; Approved their method in all other things ; But where , good sir , do you confine your kings ? There said his guide - the group is full in TABLE TALK . 3.
... as he tells his sober tale , Asked , when in hell , to see the royal jail ; Approved their method in all other things ; But where , good sir , do you confine your kings ? There said his guide - the group is full in TABLE TALK . 3.
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... things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected , thwarted , and withstood , Even when he labours for his country's good ; To see a band , called patriot for no cause , But that they catch at popular applause , Careless ...
... things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected , thwarted , and withstood , Even when he labours for his country's good ; To see a band , called patriot for no cause , But that they catch at popular applause , Careless ...
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... things else , yet nature here With stern severity deals out the year : Winter invades the spring , and often pours A chilling flood on summer's drooping flowers ; Unwelcome vapours quench autumnal beams , Ungenial blasts attending curl ...
... things else , yet nature here With stern severity deals out the year : Winter invades the spring , and often pours A chilling flood on summer's drooping flowers ; Unwelcome vapours quench autumnal beams , Ungenial blasts attending curl ...
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... things than most suppose . Vigilant over all that he has made , Kind Providence attends with gracious aid ; Bids equity throughout his works prevail , And weighs the nations in an even scale ; He can encourage slavery to a smile , And ...
... things than most suppose . Vigilant over all that he has made , Kind Providence attends with gracious aid ; Bids equity throughout his works prevail , And weighs the nations in an even scale ; He can encourage slavery to a smile , And ...
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... all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But still , while virtue kindled his delight , The song was moral , and so far was right . ' Twas thus till luxury seduced the mind To joys c 2 TABLE TALK .
... all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But still , while virtue kindled his delight , The song was moral , and so far was right . ' Twas thus till luxury seduced the mind To joys c 2 TABLE TALK .
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