Poems, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... flave . But let eternal infamy pursue The wretch to nought but his ambition true , Who , for the fake of filling with one blast The post - horns of all Europe , lays her wafte . Think yourself station'd on a tow'ring rock , To fee a ...
... flave . But let eternal infamy pursue The wretch to nought but his ambition true , Who , for the fake of filling with one blast The post - horns of all Europe , lays her wafte . Think yourself station'd on a tow'ring rock , To fee a ...
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... flave then , if the cafe be fuch , Stand on a level , and you prove too much . If all men indifcriminately fhare ... flaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind attains beneath her happy reign , The growth that nature meant fhe ...
... flave then , if the cafe be fuch , Stand on a level , and you prove too much . If all men indifcriminately fhare ... flaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind attains beneath her happy reign , The growth that nature meant fhe ...
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... flave that dar'd oppose Her facred cause , but trembled when he rofe ; every venal stickler for the yoke , And Felt himself crufh'd at the first word he spoke . Such men are rais'd to ftation and command , When Providence means mercy to ...
... flave that dar'd oppose Her facred cause , but trembled when he rofe ; every venal stickler for the yoke , And Felt himself crufh'd at the first word he spoke . Such men are rais'd to ftation and command , When Providence means mercy to ...
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... flave's collar on , and fnaps the lock . A. Such lofty strains embellish what you teach , Mean you to prophefy , or but to preach ? B. I know the mind that feels indeed the fire The mufe imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a ...
... flave's collar on , and fnaps the lock . A. Such lofty strains embellish what you teach , Mean you to prophefy , or but to preach ? B. I know the mind that feels indeed the fire The mufe imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a ...
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... engagement binds him fast , Or if it does not , brands him to the last What atheists call him , a defigning knave , A mere church juggler , hypocrite and flave . Oh Oh laugh , or mourn with me , the rueful 46 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
... engagement binds him fast , Or if it does not , brands him to the last What atheists call him , a defigning knave , A mere church juggler , hypocrite and flave . Oh Oh laugh , or mourn with me , the rueful 46 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
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