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Page 196
... breath , and catch my flying soul ! Ah no - in sacred vestments mayst thou stand , The hallow'd taper trembling in thy hand , Present the cross before my lifted eye , Teach me at once , and learn of me , to die . Ah then , thy once ...
... breath , and catch my flying soul ! Ah no - in sacred vestments mayst thou stand , The hallow'd taper trembling in thy hand , Present the cross before my lifted eye , Teach me at once , and learn of me , to die . Ah then , thy once ...
Page 263
... breath revives him , or a breath o'erthrows . Farewell the stage ! if just as thrives the play , The silly bard grows fat , or falls away . There still remains , to mortify a wit , The many - headed monster of the pit : 280 285 290 295 ...
... breath revives him , or a breath o'erthrows . Farewell the stage ! if just as thrives the play , The silly bard grows fat , or falls away . There still remains , to mortify a wit , The many - headed monster of the pit : 280 285 290 295 ...
Page 434
... breath'd such soul - dissolving airs , As did , alas ! with soft perdition please : Entangled deep in its enchanting snares , 350 The listening heart forgot all duties and all cares . XL A certain music , never known before , Here lull ...
... breath'd such soul - dissolving airs , As did , alas ! with soft perdition please : Entangled deep in its enchanting snares , 350 The listening heart forgot all duties and all cares . XL A certain music , never known before , Here lull ...
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MATTHEW PRIOR | 1 |
If wine and music | 7 |
Alma or The Progress of The Mind Canto I ΙΟ | 15 |
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