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Thus ev'ry object of creation Can furnish hints to contemplation ; And from the
most minute and mean A virtuous mind can morals glean , Thy fame is just , the
fage replies ; Thy virtue proves thee truly wise . Pride often guides the author's
pen ...
Thus ev'ry object of creation Can furnish hints to contemplation ; And from the
most minute and mean A virtuous mind can morals glean , Thy fame is just , the
fage replies ; Thy virtue proves thee truly wise . Pride often guides the author's
pen ...
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Replies a Cat . Let's come to proof . Had we ne'er starv'd beneath your roof , We
had , like others of our race , In credit liv'd , as beafts of chace .: ' Tis infamy to
serve a hag ; Cats are thought imps , her broom a nag ; And boys against our
lives ...
Replies a Cat . Let's come to proof . Had we ne'er starv'd beneath your roof , We
had , like others of our race , In credit liv'd , as beafts of chace .: ' Tis infamy to
serve a hag ; Cats are thought imps , her broom a nag ; And boys against our
lives ...
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The counsel's good , a Fox replies , Could we perform what you advise . Think
what our ancestors have done : A line of thieves from son to son : To us defcends
the long disgrace , And infamy hath mark'd our race . Though we , like harmless ...
The counsel's good , a Fox replies , Could we perform what you advise . Think
what our ancestors have done : A line of thieves from son to son : To us defcends
the long disgrace , And infamy hath mark'd our race . Though we , like harmless ...
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Brother , the grinning mate replies , In this I grant that Man is wise . While good
example they pursue , We must allow some praise is due : But when they ftrain
beyond their guide , I laugh to fcorn the mimic pride . For how fantastic is the fight
...
Brother , the grinning mate replies , In this I grant that Man is wise . While good
example they pursue , We must allow some praise is due : But when they ftrain
beyond their guide , I laugh to fcorn the mimic pride . For how fantastic is the fight
...
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My soul abhors that wretch's fate . O keep me in my humble state ! But fee ,
amidst a gaudy crowd , Yon minister so gay and proud , On him what happiness
attends , Who thus rewards his grateful friends ! First take the glass , the God
replies ...
My soul abhors that wretch's fate . O keep me in my humble state ! But fee ,
amidst a gaudy crowd , Yon minister so gay and proud , On him what happiness
attends , Who thus rewards his grateful friends ! First take the glass , the God
replies ...
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| Автор | John Gay |
| Издател | James Potts, 1770 |
| Оригиналът е от | Нюйоркската обществена библиотека |
| Цифровизирана на | 7 Дек 2006 |
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