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But regard to the cause of morals , and the best interests of man , seems to justify that indigo nation , which would brand , again and again , ] 1 а 3 the hand lifted in violation of the illustrious dead .
But regard to the cause of morals , and the best interests of man , seems to justify that indigo nation , which would brand , again and again , ] 1 а 3 the hand lifted in violation of the illustrious dead .
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the hand lifted in violation of the illustrious dead . The dead , indeed , are at rest from their labours , and , far from the reach of human malice , are in possession of their reward ; but it is discouraging to the weakness of the ...
the hand lifted in violation of the illustrious dead . The dead , indeed , are at rest from their labours , and , far from the reach of human malice , are in possession of their reward ; but it is discouraging to the weakness of the ...
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How pleased must he have been to accept immortality from the hand , which he had himself fostered to be assured of visiting posterity as the benefactor of his illustrious offspring , and of being associated , as it were , with him ...
How pleased must he have been to accept immortality from the hand , which he had himself fostered to be assured of visiting posterity as the benefactor of his illustrious offspring , and of being associated , as it were , with him ...
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Then , tired , I hasten where the scene commands The crowded theatre's applauding hands : Whether it's fictions show , with mimic truth ... Or there high tragedy , in wild despair , Lifts her red hand , and rends her streaming hair .
Then , tired , I hasten where the scene commands The crowded theatre's applauding hands : Whether it's fictions show , with mimic truth ... Or there high tragedy , in wild despair , Lifts her red hand , and rends her streaming hair .
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Imperial London ! built by Trojan hands , With towery head illustrious o'er the lands , Happy - thrice happy ! -what the sun beholds Of female charms , thy favour'd wall infolds , Not more the stars , whose beams illume thy night ...
Imperial London ! built by Trojan hands , With towery head illustrious o'er the lands , Happy - thrice happy ! -what the sun beholds Of female charms , thy favour'd wall infolds , Not more the stars , whose beams illume thy night ...
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| Title | The Life of John Milton |
| Author | Charles Symmons |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Nichols and Son, 1806 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 20 Jan 2011 |
| Length | 566 pages |
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