Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages, from the Best English Authors and Translations, Volumes 5-6Benjamin B. Mussey, 1842 |
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... fires . First Envy , eldest born of hell , imbrued Her. For thee , who , mindful of th ' unhonour'd dead , Dost in these ... fire ; And half a clay - clod lump ; joint - tort'ring Gout , Consumption wan ; Palsy , half warm with life , And ...
... fires . First Envy , eldest born of hell , imbrued Her. For thee , who , mindful of th ' unhonour'd dead , Dost in these ... fire ; And half a clay - clod lump ; joint - tort'ring Gout , Consumption wan ; Palsy , half warm with life , And ...
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... fire , And inquisition of the forge . We know , Th ' Illustrious Deliv'rer of mankind , The Son of God , thee foil'd . Him in thy pow'r Thou couldst not hold ; self - vigorous he rose , And , shaking off thy fetters , soon retook Those ...
... fire , And inquisition of the forge . We know , Th ' Illustrious Deliv'rer of mankind , The Son of God , thee foil'd . Him in thy pow'r Thou couldst not hold ; self - vigorous he rose , And , shaking off thy fetters , soon retook Those ...
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... fire , and fire dissolves in air ; While we , inquiring phantoms of a day , Inconstant as the shadows we survey ! With them , along Time's rapid current pass , And haste to mingle with the parent mass ; But Thou , Eternal Lord of life ...
... fire , and fire dissolves in air ; While we , inquiring phantoms of a day , Inconstant as the shadows we survey ! With them , along Time's rapid current pass , And haste to mingle with the parent mass ; But Thou , Eternal Lord of life ...
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... fire doth warm And ' gainst these potent follies arm , Doth soberly disdain All these fond human mysteries , As the deceitful and unwise Distempers of our brain . He , as a burden , bears his clay , Yet vainly throws it not away On ev ...
... fire doth warm And ' gainst these potent follies arm , Doth soberly disdain All these fond human mysteries , As the deceitful and unwise Distempers of our brain . He , as a burden , bears his clay , Yet vainly throws it not away On ev ...
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... fire , Our hearts with heavenly love inspire ; Come , and thy sacred unction bring To sanctify us while we sing . Plenteous of grace , descend from high , Rich in thy sevenfold energy ! Thou strength of his Almighty hand , Whose pow'r ...
... fire , Our hearts with heavenly love inspire ; Come , and thy sacred unction bring To sanctify us while we sing . Plenteous of grace , descend from high , Rich in thy sevenfold energy ! Thou strength of his Almighty hand , Whose pow'r ...
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