The Excursion: A Poem |
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... loosened from this world , I deem not arduous ; but must needs confess That '
tis a thing impossible to frame Conceptions equal to the soul's desires ; And the
most difficult of tasks to keep Heights which the soul is competent to gain . -Man
is ...
... loosened from this world , I deem not arduous ; but must needs confess That '
tis a thing impossible to frame Conceptions equal to the soul's desires ; And the
most difficult of tasks to keep Heights which the soul is competent to gain . -Man
is ...
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Therefore , not unconsoled , I wait - in hope To see the moment , when the
righteous cause Shall gain defenders zealous and devout As they who have
opposed her ; in which Virtue Will , to her efforts , tolerate no bounds That are not
lofty as ...
Therefore , not unconsoled , I wait - in hope To see the moment , when the
righteous cause Shall gain defenders zealous and devout As they who have
opposed her ; in which Virtue Will , to her efforts , tolerate no bounds That are not
lofty as ...
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That neither she nor Silence lack the power To avenge their own insulted majesty
. O blest seclusion ! when the mind admits The law of duty ; and can therefore
move Through each vicissitude of loss and gain , Linked in entire complacence ...
That neither she nor Silence lack the power To avenge their own insulted majesty
. O blest seclusion ! when the mind admits The law of duty ; and can therefore
move Through each vicissitude of loss and gain , Linked in entire complacence ...
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... are our own ; and we Are that which we would contemplate from far .
Knowledge , for us , is difficult to gain Is 182 THE PASTOR .
... are our own ; and we Are that which we would contemplate from far .
Knowledge , for us , is difficult to gain Is 182 THE PASTOR .
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Knowledge , for us , is difficult to gain Is difficult to gain , and hard to keepAs
virtue's self ; like virtue is beset With snares ; tried , tempted , subject to decay.t
Love , admiration , fear , desire , and hate , Blind were we without these : through
these ...
Knowledge , for us , is difficult to gain Is difficult to gain , and hard to keepAs
virtue's self ; like virtue is beset With snares ; tried , tempted , subject to decay.t
Love , admiration , fear , desire , and hate , Blind were we without these : through
these ...
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