The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume 1G. Bell and sons, Limited, 1910 - 4 pages |
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... . An Apology to Lady Carteret The Birth of Manly Virtue On Paddy's Character of the " Intelligencer " An Epistle to Lord Carteret by Delany An Epistle upon an Epistle 312 • 314 317 A Libel on Dr. Delany and Lord Carteret . To CONTENTS xiii.
... . An Apology to Lady Carteret The Birth of Manly Virtue On Paddy's Character of the " Intelligencer " An Epistle to Lord Carteret by Delany An Epistle upon an Epistle 312 • 314 317 A Libel on Dr. Delany and Lord Carteret . To CONTENTS xiii.
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... virtue , be ( High Truth ) the best resemblance of exalted Thee , If a mind fix'd to combat fate With those two powerful swords , submission and humility , Sounds truly good , or truly great ; Ill may I live , if the good Sancroft , in ...
... virtue , be ( High Truth ) the best resemblance of exalted Thee , If a mind fix'd to combat fate With those two powerful swords , submission and humility , Sounds truly good , or truly great ; Ill may I live , if the good Sancroft , in ...
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... VIRTUE , the greatest of all monarchies ! Till its first emperor , rebellious man , Deposed from off his seat , It fell , and broke with its own weight Into small states and principalities , By many a petty lord possess'd , But ne'er ...
... VIRTUE , the greatest of all monarchies ! Till its first emperor , rebellious man , Deposed from off his seat , It fell , and broke with its own weight Into small states and principalities , By many a petty lord possess'd , But ne'er ...
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... terrace light . See where she lies ! See how she rears her head , And rolls about her dreadful eyes , To drive all virtue out , or look it dead ! ' Twas sure this basilisk sent Temple thence , And ODE TO SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE II.
... terrace light . See where she lies ! See how she rears her head , And rolls about her dreadful eyes , To drive all virtue out , or look it dead ! ' Twas sure this basilisk sent Temple thence , And ODE TO SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE II.
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... virtue and transparent innocence ; And though he oft renew'd the fight , And almost got priority of sight , He ne'er could overcome her quite , In pieces cut , the viper still did reunite ; Till , at last , tired with loss of time and ...
... virtue and transparent innocence ; And though he oft renew'd the fight , And almost got priority of sight , He ne'er could overcome her quite , In pieces cut , the viper still did reunite ; Till , at last , tired with loss of time and ...
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A. H. Bullen Apollo bard beauty Behold Call'd church court crown dame damn'd Dean death Delany divine Dublin Duke Dunciad e'er Edited English EPIGRAM Essays ev'ry eyes face fair fame fate foes fools George give goddess gown grace head hear heart History honour Horace Ireland JONATHAN SWIFT Journal to Stella Jove king lady late learning Letters live Lord Carteret madam MARBLE HILL merit mind ministers mortal Muse ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er Ovid Patrick's poem poetic poets Pope praise pride Prose queen rage revised rhyme round satire scene shame shine sight sing Sir Robert Walpole soul Stella Stephen Duck Strephon swear Swift tell thee thou thought thousand Trans Translated Twas verse vex'd virtue vols Walpole Whig William Hazlitt wise writ write
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