The Works of the English Poets: SwiftH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... court . Weary and fea - fick when in thee confin'd , Now for thy fafety cares diftract my mind ; As thofe who long have ftood the ftorms of ftate Retire , yet ftill bemoan their country's fate . Beware , and when you hear the furges ...
... court . Weary and fea - fick when in thee confin'd , Now for thy fafety cares diftract my mind ; As thofe who long have ftood the ftorms of ftate Retire , yet ftill bemoan their country's fate . Beware , and when you hear the furges ...
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... court , And by their fweat procure a mean support ; Or , for the clafficks , read " Th ' Attorney's Guide ; " Collect excife , or wait upon the tide . Oh ! had I been apostle to the Swiss , Or hardy Scot , or any land but this ; Combin ...
... court , And by their fweat procure a mean support ; Or , for the clafficks , read " Th ' Attorney's Guide ; " Collect excife , or wait upon the tide . Oh ! had I been apostle to the Swiss , Or hardy Scot , or any land but this ; Combin ...
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... court unknown . I fcorn thy fpurious and degenerate line , And from this hour my patronage refign . ON READING DR . YOUNG'S SATIRES CALLED THE UNIVERSAL PASSION , BY WHICH HE MEANS PRIDE ... 1726 . F there be truth in what IF you fing ...
... court unknown . I fcorn thy fpurious and degenerate line , And from this hour my patronage refign . ON READING DR . YOUNG'S SATIRES CALLED THE UNIVERSAL PASSION , BY WHICH HE MEANS PRIDE ... 1726 . F there be truth in what IF you fing ...
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... burlefque ftyle ; Drop for once your conftant rule , Turning all to ridicule ; Teaching others how to ape you ; Court nor Parliament can ' fcape you ; Treat Treat the publick and your friends Both alike , while 18 POEMS . SWIFT'S.
... burlefque ftyle ; Drop for once your conftant rule , Turning all to ridicule ; Teaching others how to ape you ; Court nor Parliament can ' fcape you ; Treat Treat the publick and your friends Both alike , while 18 POEMS . SWIFT'S.
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... court Do but ferve to make me fport . Were I in fome foreign realm , Which all vices overwhelm ; Should a monkey wear a crown , Muft I tremble at his frown ? Could I not , through all his ermine , ' Spy the ftrutting , chattering vermin ...
... court Do but ferve to make me fport . Were I in fome foreign realm , Which all vices overwhelm ; Should a monkey wear a crown , Muft I tremble at his frown ? Could I not , through all his ermine , ' Spy the ftrutting , chattering vermin ...
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