Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 - Poets, English |
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... stand upon . Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim That tell you so - say , rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would they , reason as they ought . The diadem , with mighty ...
... stand upon . Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim That tell you so - say , rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would they , reason as they ought . The diadem , with mighty ...
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... stand or fall . B. True . While they live the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent owed , his pepper - corn of praise ; And many a dunce whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite ; A subject's faults a subject ...
... stand or fall . B. True . While they live the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent owed , his pepper - corn of praise ; And many a dunce whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite ; A subject's faults a subject ...
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... standing as if stuck to stone , While condescending majesty looks on ; " If monarchy consist in such base things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected , thwarted , and withstood , Even when he labours for his ...
... standing as if stuck to stone , While condescending majesty looks on ; " If monarchy consist in such base things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected , thwarted , and withstood , Even when he labours for his ...
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... standing still , Or doing nothing with a deal of skill ; Generals , who will not conquer when they may , Firm friends to peace , to pleasure , and good pay ; When freedom , wounded almost to despair , Though discontent alone can find ...
... standing still , Or doing nothing with a deal of skill ; Generals , who will not conquer when they may , Firm friends to peace , to pleasure , and good pay ; When freedom , wounded almost to despair , Though discontent alone can find ...
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... Stand on a level ; and you prove too much : If all men indiscriminately share His fostering power , and tutelary ... Stands most revealed before the freeman's eyes ; No shades of superstition blot the day , Liberty chases all that gloom ...
... Stand on a level ; and you prove too much : If all men indiscriminately share His fostering power , and tutelary ... Stands most revealed before the freeman's eyes ; No shades of superstition blot the day , Liberty chases all that gloom ...
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