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Did Heaven Whip me such honest knaves . Others there [ duff , are , And would not take their part ? Sinful Mac- Who , trimm'd in forms and visages of duty , They were all struck for thee ! Naught that I Keep yet their hearts attending ...
Did Heaven Whip me such honest knaves . Others there [ duff , are , And would not take their part ? Sinful Mac- Who , trimm'd in forms and visages of duty , They were all struck for thee ! Naught that I Keep yet their hearts attending ...
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Or how the royal bard did groaning lie A virtuous populace may rise the while , Beneath the stroke of Heaven's avenging ire ; And stand a wall of fire around their muchOr Job's pathetic plaint , and wailing cry ; lov'd isle .
Or how the royal bard did groaning lie A virtuous populace may rise the while , Beneath the stroke of Heaven's avenging ire ; And stand a wall of fire around their muchOr Job's pathetic plaint , and wailing cry ; lov'd isle .
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In Heaven we place a manly trust , This world is all a fleeting show , That truth and justice will prevail , For man's illusion given : And every scheme of bondage fail . The smiles of Joy , the tears of Woe , Firm - united , & c .
In Heaven we place a manly trust , This world is all a fleeting show , That truth and justice will prevail , For man's illusion given : And every scheme of bondage fail . The smiles of Joy , the tears of Woe , Firm - united , & c .
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| Title | Poetry Volume 6 of Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages from the Best English Authors and Translations; Principally Designed for the Use of Young Persons, James Gates Percival |
| Editor | Vicesimus Knox |
| Publisher | S. Walker, 1825 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
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