The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2Harper & Brothers, 1870 |
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... Muse ... On the Right of Property . PAGE 560 561 562 562 563 564 565 567 LECTURE THE FORTY - SIXTH . SAMUEL JOHNSON ... Letter to Lord Chesterfield .. Passage from The Vanity of Human Wishes .. Prologue ..... 571 573 574 575 On Useful ...
... Muse ... On the Right of Property . PAGE 560 561 562 562 563 564 565 567 LECTURE THE FORTY - SIXTH . SAMUEL JOHNSON ... Letter to Lord Chesterfield .. Passage from The Vanity of Human Wishes .. Prologue ..... 571 573 574 575 On Useful ...
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... muse betrays The Roman genius in its last decays . These performances created an intimacy between the veteran poet and the youthful aspirant , and the latter was accordingly induced to compose the ar guments prefixed to the several ...
... muse betrays The Roman genius in its last decays . These performances created an intimacy between the veteran poet and the youthful aspirant , and the latter was accordingly induced to compose the ar guments prefixed to the several ...
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... muse so oft her harp has strung , That not a mountain rears its head unsung ; Renown'd in verse each shady thicket grows , And every stream in heavenly numbers flows . * See how the golden groves around me smile , That shun the coast of ...
... muse so oft her harp has strung , That not a mountain rears its head unsung ; Renown'd in verse each shady thicket grows , And every stream in heavenly numbers flows . * See how the golden groves around me smile , That shun the coast of ...
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... muse , what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle join'd ! Methinks I hear the drum's tumultuous sound , The victor's shouts and dying groans confound ; The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies , And all the ...
... muse , what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle join'd ! Methinks I hear the drum's tumultuous sound , The victor's shouts and dying groans confound ; The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies , And all the ...
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... Muse to Dorset bring , Or how , so near the pole , attempt to sing ? The hoary winter here conceals from sight All pleasing objects which to verse invite , The hills and dales , and the delightful woods , The flowery plains , and silver ...
... Muse to Dorset bring , Or how , so near the pole , attempt to sing ? The hoary winter here conceals from sight All pleasing objects which to verse invite , The hills and dales , and the delightful woods , The flowery plains , and silver ...
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