 Wolsey near the steeps of fate On weak foundations raise th' enormous weight? Why, but to sink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin, to the gulfs below? What gave great Villiers to th' assassin's knife, And fix'd disease on Harley's closing life?  Calendar - Page 360by University of Sheffield - 1905Full view - About this book
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...gulphs below ? What f gave great Villiers to th' aflaffin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd Hyde, By kings protected, and to kings ally'd ? What but their wifh indulg'd in courts to mine, And pow'r too great to keep, or to refign... | |
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...//j.gaje^Mt filliets to th'Aflaffin's Knife< And fix'd Djfeafe on parley's clofing.ljfe ? , • ;. What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd Hyde? By Kings protected, and to Kings' ally'd ? What but ' their Wifti indulg'd in Courts' tVYnifle And Pow'r too great to keep, or to refign?... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...gulphs below ? What * gave great Villiers to th' afiafiin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd Hyde, By kings protected, and to kings ally'd ? What but their wifh indulg'd in courts to fhine, And pow'r too great to keep, or to refign... | |
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...gulphs below ? What * gave great Vilfoers to th' aflaffin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd Hyde, By kings protected, and to kings ally'd ? What but their wifh indulg'd in courts to fhine, ' And pow'r too great to keep, or to refign... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...gulphs below ? What * gave great Villiers- to th' afiafiin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofmg life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd Hyde, By kings protected, and to kings ally'd ? What but their wifh indulg'd in courts to fliine, And pow'r too great to keep, or to refign... | |
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...gulphs below ? What § gave great Villiers to th' aflaifin's knife, And fix'd difeale on Harlcy's doling life? What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd Hyde, By kings protected, and to kings ally'd ? What but their wilh indulg'd in courts to dime, And pow'r too great to keep, or to rulign... | |
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...gulphs below ? * W'hat gave great Villiers to th' affaffin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's dofing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd Hyde, By kings protected, and to kings ally'd ? What but their wifii indulg'd in courts to fhinCj And pow'r too great to keep, or to fefign... | |
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