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OW fond are men of rule and place , Who court it from the mean and base ! These
cannot bear an equal nigh , But from superior merit fly . They love the cellar's
vulgar joke , istili And lofe their hours in ale and smoke . min There o'er some
petty ...
OW fond are men of rule and place , Who court it from the mean and base ! These
cannot bear an equal nigh , But from superior merit fly . They love the cellar's
vulgar joke , istili And lofe their hours in ale and smoke . min There o'er some
petty ...
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As one of these ( without his wand ) Pensive along the winding strand Employ'd
the folitary hour , In projects to regain his power ; The waves in spreading circles
ran , Proteus arose , and thus began . Came you from court ? For in your mien A ...
As one of these ( without his wand ) Pensive along the winding strand Employ'd
the folitary hour , In projects to regain his power ; The waves in spreading circles
ran , Proteus arose , and thus began . Came you from court ? For in your mien A ...
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Thy teazing tongue had judgment ty'd , Thou hadft not , like a Puppy , dy'd . F A
BL E XLVII . The Court of Death . state , In all - his pomp of terror sate : Th '
attendants of his gloomy reign , Diseases dire , a ghastly train ! Crowd the vast
Court .
Thy teazing tongue had judgment ty'd , Thou hadft not , like a Puppy , dy'd . F A
BL E XLVII . The Court of Death . state , In all - his pomp of terror sate : Th '
attendants of his gloomy reign , Diseases dire , a ghastly train ! Crowd the vast
Court .
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The king unknown his feast enjoy'd , And various chat the hours employ'd . From
wine what sudden friendship springs ! Frankly they talk'd of courts and kings . We
country - folk ( the clown replies ) Cou'd ope our gracious monarch's eyes .
The king unknown his feast enjoy'd , And various chat the hours employ'd . From
wine what sudden friendship springs ! Frankly they talk'd of courts and kings . We
country - folk ( the clown replies ) Cou'd ope our gracious monarch's eyes .
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Unless due court to him were shown , And both their face and bus'ness known .
No honest tongue an audience found : He worried all the tenants round ; For why
, he liv'd in constant fear , Left truth by chance should interfere , If any stranger ...
Unless due court to him were shown , And both their face and bus'ness known .
No honest tongue an audience found : He worried all the tenants round ; For why
, he liv'd in constant fear , Left truth by chance should interfere , If any stranger ...
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| Заглавие | The Works of Mr. John Gay: In Four Volumes. To which is Added an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author ... Том 4 от The Works of Mr. John Gay: In Four Volumes. To which is Added an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, John Gay |
| Автор | John Gay |
| Издател | James Potts, 1770 |
| Оригиналът е от | Нюйоркската обществена библиотека |
| Цифровизирана на | 7 Дек 2006 |
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