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... laws amend ; How shall the Muse from such a monarch steal An hour , and not defraud the public weal ? Edward and Henry , now the boast of fame , And virtuous Alfred , a more sacred name , After a life of gen'rous toils endur'd , The ...
... laws amend ; How shall the Muse from such a monarch steal An hour , and not defraud the public weal ? Edward and Henry , now the boast of fame , And virtuous Alfred , a more sacred name , After a life of gen'rous toils endur'd , The ...
Page 173
... laws : For laws are only made to punish those Who serve the king , and to protect his foes . If any leisure - time he had from pow'r , Because ' tis sin to misemploy an hour , His business was , by writing to persuade That kings were ...
... laws : For laws are only made to punish those Who serve the king , and to protect his foes . If any leisure - time he had from pow'r , Because ' tis sin to misemploy an hour , His business was , by writing to persuade That kings were ...
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Principally Designed for the Use of Young Persons. And laws are vain , by which we right enjoy , If kings unquestion'd can those laws destroy : Yet , if the crowd be judge of fit and just , And kings are only officers in trust , Then ...
Principally Designed for the Use of Young Persons. And laws are vain , by which we right enjoy , If kings unquestion'd can those laws destroy : Yet , if the crowd be judge of fit and just , And kings are only officers in trust , Then ...
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