PoemsMoxon, 1860 - 306 pages |
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Page iii
... Virtue wake the pulses of the heart , And bid the tear of emulation start ! Oh could it still , thro ' each succeeding year , My life , my manners , and my name endear ; And , when the poet sleeps in silent dust , Still hold communion ...
... Virtue wake the pulses of the heart , And bid the tear of emulation start ! Oh could it still , thro ' each succeeding year , My life , my manners , and my name endear ; And , when the poet sleeps in silent dust , Still hold communion ...
Page xii
... virtue , -those who could renounce " The things of this world for their conscience - sake , " And die like blessed martyrs . ' The elder Mr. Rogers at the Hill in Worcestershire , had been a strong Tory ; but as Thomas Rogers the ...
... virtue , -those who could renounce " The things of this world for their conscience - sake , " And die like blessed martyrs . ' The elder Mr. Rogers at the Hill in Worcestershire , had been a strong Tory ; but as Thomas Rogers the ...
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... more than this - that Virtue alone is productive ' of true felicity . ' And he closes the series with these words : A man's happiness does not depend on his ' situation ; it depends on himself ; and he xviii SOME PARTICULARS OF THE.
... more than this - that Virtue alone is productive ' of true felicity . ' And he closes the series with these words : A man's happiness does not depend on his ' situation ; it depends on himself ; and he xviii SOME PARTICULARS OF THE.
Page liv
... virtue , he never , in a single line or word made such an unworthy use of his powers , or so aimed at gaining popularity . He held no praise or admiration worth having if it was to be accompanied with the thought that he had used his ...
... virtue , he never , in a single line or word made such an unworthy use of his powers , or so aimed at gaining popularity . He held no praise or admiration worth having if it was to be accompanied with the thought that he had used his ...
Page lxiii
... virtue wake the pulses of the heart , ' And bid the tear of emulation start ; and that he should rest satisfied if his lines- ' Revive but once a generous wish supprest , ' Chase but a sigh , or charm a care to rest ; ' In one good deed ...
... virtue wake the pulses of the heart , ' And bid the tear of emulation start ; and that he should rest satisfied if his lines- ' Revive but once a generous wish supprest , ' Chase but a sigh , or charm a care to rest ; ' In one good deed ...
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