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Página 85
All are not such . I had a brother once Peace to the mem'ry of a man of worth , A
man of letters , and of manners too ! Of manners sweet as virtue always wears ,
When gay good - nature dresses her in smiles . BOOK II . 85 THE TIME - PIECE .
All are not such . I had a brother once Peace to the mem'ry of a man of worth , A
man of letters , and of manners too ! Of manners sweet as virtue always wears ,
When gay good - nature dresses her in smiles . BOOK II . 85 THE TIME - PIECE .
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The great , indeed , by titles , riches , birth , Excus'd th ' incumbrance of more solid
worth , Are best dispos'd of where with most success They may acquire that
confident address , Those habits of profuse and lewd expense , That scorn of all ...
The great , indeed , by titles , riches , birth , Excus'd th ' incumbrance of more solid
worth , Are best dispos'd of where with most success They may acquire that
confident address , Those habits of profuse and lewd expense , That scorn of all ...
Página 315
And will it breathe into him all the zeal That candidates for such a prize should
feel , To take the lead and be the foremost still In all true worth and literary skill ?
Ah , blind to bright futurity , untaught “ The knowledge of the world , and dull of ...
And will it breathe into him all the zeal That candidates for such a prize should
feel , To take the lead and be the foremost still In all true worth and literary skill ?
Ah , blind to bright futurity , untaught “ The knowledge of the world , and dull of ...
Página 318
In spite of all the wrigglers into place , Still keeps a seat or two for worth and
grace ; And therefore ' tis , that , though the sight be rare , We sometimes see a
Lowth or Bagot there . Besides , school - friendships are not always found ,
Though fair ...
In spite of all the wrigglers into place , Still keeps a seat or two for worth and
grace ; And therefore ' tis , that , though the sight be rare , We sometimes see a
Lowth or Bagot there . Besides , school - friendships are not always found ,
Though fair ...
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... felt alike by each , advances both : But judge , where so much evil intervenes ,
The end , though plausible , not worth the means . - Weigh , for a moment ,
classical desert Against an heart deprav'd and temper hurt ; Hurt , too , perhaps
for life ...
... felt alike by each , advances both : But judge , where so much evil intervenes ,
The end , though plausible , not worth the means . - Weigh , for a moment ,
classical desert Against an heart deprav'd and temper hurt ; Hurt , too , perhaps
for life ...
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Poems, Volumen 2 Poems, William Cowper |
| Autor | William Cowper |
| Editor | J. Johnson, 1800 |
| Procedencia del original | la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 25 Abr 2008 |
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