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... appear neither the beauty nor the abundance for which that land has , at certain seasons , been celebrated . And the law , which runs through nature , is equally fixed in the dispensations of grace , " work , for it is God that works ...
... appear neither the beauty nor the abundance for which that land has , at certain seasons , been celebrated . And the law , which runs through nature , is equally fixed in the dispensations of grace , " work , for it is God that works ...
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... appear contemptible ; yet as I had forgotten at the time of its composition what that critic has said , and as it confirms my observation , I will even dare to field of intellectual vision enlarged , he saw more clearly 62.
... appear contemptible ; yet as I had forgotten at the time of its composition what that critic has said , and as it confirms my observation , I will even dare to field of intellectual vision enlarged , he saw more clearly 62.
Page 124
... appear'd , and all my wishes flew Towards Cidonia , which was now in view ; When sudden o'er the heavens a dark'ning cloud Obscured their brightness with its sable shroud : The rattling hailstorm rush'd along the sea , A flaming ocean ...
... appear'd , and all my wishes flew Towards Cidonia , which was now in view ; When sudden o'er the heavens a dark'ning cloud Obscured their brightness with its sable shroud : The rattling hailstorm rush'd along the sea , A flaming ocean ...
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... appear ! With raptures bright , th ' ethereal people hear ! More brilliant now Creation's beauteous beam , While heav'nly music heav'nly joy inspires , Which , flaming high , to heav'n itself aspires . 3 . And I too wander ' mid the ...
... appear ! With raptures bright , th ' ethereal people hear ! More brilliant now Creation's beauteous beam , While heav'nly music heav'nly joy inspires , Which , flaming high , to heav'n itself aspires . 3 . And I too wander ' mid the ...
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... my examination , did not appear to me more than two minutes ; and even now , ' tis only the evidence of the spectators , & c . that con- vinces me to the contrary . - It may be ego- tistic , yet as I know it will gratify you 176.
... my examination , did not appear to me more than two minutes ; and even now , ' tis only the evidence of the spectators , & c . that con- vinces me to the contrary . - It may be ego- tistic , yet as I know it will gratify you 176.
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