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... PRAISE [ 1706 ] Almighty Maker God ! How wondrous is thy name ! Thy glories how diffus'd abroad Through the creation's frame ! But pride , that busy sin , Spoils all that I perform , Curs'd pride , that creeps ... PRAISE 91 Sincere Praise.
... PRAISE [ 1706 ] Almighty Maker God ! How wondrous is thy name ! Thy glories how diffus'd abroad Through the creation's frame ! But pride , that busy sin , Spoils all that I perform , Curs'd pride , that creeps ... PRAISE 91 Sincere Praise.
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... praise- Who but must laugh , if such a man there be ? 205 210 Who would not weep , if Atticus were he ? 1 What though my name stood rubric on the walls , 215 Or plaster'd posts , with claps , in capitals ? Or smoking forth , a hundred ...
... praise- Who but must laugh , if such a man there be ? 205 210 Who would not weep , if Atticus were he ? 1 What though my name stood rubric on the walls , 215 Or plaster'd posts , with claps , in capitals ? Or smoking forth , a hundred ...
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... praise him , in or out . F. Then why so few commended ? P. Not so fierce ; Find you the virtue , and I'll find the verse . But random praise - the task can ne'er be done ; Each mother asks it for her booby son , 90 95 100 105 Each widow ...
... praise him , in or out . F. Then why so few commended ? P. Not so fierce ; Find you the virtue , and I'll find the verse . But random praise - the task can ne'er be done ; Each mother asks it for her booby son , 90 95 100 105 Each widow ...
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An Epistle to Fleetwood Shepherd Esq | 3 |
A Better Answer | 9 |
Alma or The Progress of The Mind Canto I ΙΟ | 15 |
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