Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages, from the Best English Authors and Translations, Volumes 5-6Benjamin B. Mussey, 1842 |
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... Youth and the Philosopher 80 W. Whitehead . 103 80 81 Dr. Cotton . 104 102 Tears 103 The Caprice and Universal Power ... Youths and Virgins 6 Ode on Solitude 7 The Dying Christian to his Soul 8 An Essay on Criticism 9 The Rape of the ...
... Youth and the Philosopher 80 W. Whitehead . 103 80 81 Dr. Cotton . 104 102 Tears 103 The Caprice and Universal Power ... Youths and Virgins 6 Ode on Solitude 7 The Dying Christian to his Soul 8 An Essay on Criticism 9 The Rape of the ...
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... youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown , Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth , And Melancholy mark'd him for her own . Large was his bounty , and his soul sincere , Heav'n did a recompense as largely send ; He gave to Mis'ry all ...
... youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown , Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth , And Melancholy mark'd him for her own . Large was his bounty , and his soul sincere , Heav'n did a recompense as largely send ; He gave to Mis'ry all ...
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... youth Defy his pow'r ? Has he no arts in store , No other shafts save those of War ? Alas ! Ev'n in the smile of Peace , that smile which sheds A heav'nly sunshine o'er the soul , there basks That serpent Luxury . War its thousand slays ...
... youth Defy his pow'r ? Has he no arts in store , No other shafts save those of War ? Alas ! Ev'n in the smile of Peace , that smile which sheds A heav'nly sunshine o'er the soul , there basks That serpent Luxury . War its thousand slays ...
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... youth , From kings of all the then discover'd globe , And cried , forsooth , because his arm was ham- per'd , And had not room enough to do its work ? Alas ! how slim , dishonourably slim ! And cramm'd into a space we blush to name ...
... youth , From kings of all the then discover'd globe , And cried , forsooth , because his arm was ham- per'd , And had not room enough to do its work ? Alas ! how slim , dishonourably slim ! And cramm'd into a space we blush to name ...
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... his tale ; And jovial youth , of lightsome vacant heart , Whose ev'ry day was made of melody , Hears not the voice of mirth ; the shrill . tongued shrew , Meek as the turtle - dove , forgets her chiding 18 [ BOOK I ELEGANT EXTRACTS .
... his tale ; And jovial youth , of lightsome vacant heart , Whose ev'ry day was made of melody , Hears not the voice of mirth ; the shrill . tongued shrew , Meek as the turtle - dove , forgets her chiding 18 [ BOOK I ELEGANT EXTRACTS .
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Common terms and phrases
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