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... tears of brightest eyes could ease : Hear me , and touch Belinda with chagrin , That single act gives half the world the spleen . " The goddess with a discontented air Seems to reject him , though she grants his pray'r . A wondrous bag ...
... tears of brightest eyes could ease : Hear me , and touch Belinda with chagrin , That single act gives half the world the spleen . " The goddess with a discontented air Seems to reject him , though she grants his pray'r . A wondrous bag ...
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... tears shall flow from a more gen'rous cause , Such tears , as patriots shed for dying laws : He bids your breasts with ancient ardour rise , And calls forth Roman drops from British eyes . Virtue confess'd in human shape he draws , What ...
... tears shall flow from a more gen'rous cause , Such tears , as patriots shed for dying laws : He bids your breasts with ancient ardour rise , And calls forth Roman drops from British eyes . Virtue confess'd in human shape he draws , What ...
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... tears spontaneous flow At tragic Ha ! and no less tragic Oh ! To praise his nervous weakness all agree ; And then for sweetness , who so sweet as he ! Too big for utterance when sorrows swell , The too big sorrows flowing tears must ...
... tears spontaneous flow At tragic Ha ! and no less tragic Oh ! To praise his nervous weakness all agree ; And then for sweetness , who so sweet as he ! Too big for utterance when sorrows swell , The too big sorrows flowing tears must ...
Contents
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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