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... honor has been long The boast of mere pretenders to the name . The innocent are gay - the lark is gay That dries his feathers faturate with dew Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of day - spring overfhoot his humble nest . The ...
... honor has been long The boast of mere pretenders to the name . The innocent are gay - the lark is gay That dries his feathers faturate with dew Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of day - spring overfhoot his humble nest . The ...
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... honor too To peculators of the public gold ; ' That thieves at home must hang ; but he that puts Into his overgorged and bloated purse The wealth of Indian provinces , escapes . Nor is it well , nor can it come to good , That through ...
... honor too To peculators of the public gold ; ' That thieves at home must hang ; but he that puts Into his overgorged and bloated purse The wealth of Indian provinces , escapes . Nor is it well , nor can it come to good , That through ...
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... honor , perjury , corruption , frauds By forgery , by fubterfuge of law , By tricks and lies as num'rous and as keen -As the neceffities their authors feel ; Then caft them closely bundled , ev'ry brat At the right door . Profufion is ...
... honor , perjury , corruption , frauds By forgery , by fubterfuge of law , By tricks and lies as num'rous and as keen -As the neceffities their authors feel ; Then caft them closely bundled , ev'ry brat At the right door . Profufion is ...
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... honor'd , lov'd and wept By more than one , themselves conspicuous there . Some minds are temper'd happily , and mixt With fuch ingredients of good sense and taste Of what is excellent in man , they thirst With fuch a zeal to be what ...
... honor'd , lov'd and wept By more than one , themselves conspicuous there . Some minds are temper'd happily , and mixt With fuch ingredients of good sense and taste Of what is excellent in man , they thirst With fuch a zeal to be what ...
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... her stormy raptures never yield . Forfaking thee , what fhipwreck have we made Of honor , dignity , and fair renown ; Till proftitution elbows us afide In all our crowded streets , and fenates feem Conven'd In HI 77 THE GARD E N.
... her stormy raptures never yield . Forfaking thee , what fhipwreck have we made Of honor , dignity , and fair renown ; Till proftitution elbows us afide In all our crowded streets , and fenates feem Conven'd In HI 77 THE GARD E N.
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Pasajes populares
Página 245 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown: A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, " Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. "To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Página 255 - The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein. But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run.
Página 167 - Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
Página 44 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Página 247 - For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more.
Página 196 - One song employs all nations ; and all cry, " Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain for us ! " The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy, Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous hosanna round.
Página 255 - And thus unto the youth she said That drove them to the Bell, This shall be yours when you bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein.
Página 249 - So fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein.
Página 248 - And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side, To make his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipped from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brushed and neat, He manfully did throw.
Página 154 - Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.