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... charms that dazzle and endear ; Too blest indeed were such without alloy , But , foster'd e'en by Freedom , ills annoy ; That independence Britons prize too high , Keeps man from man , and breaks the social tie ; The self - dependent ...
... charms that dazzle and endear ; Too blest indeed were such without alloy , But , foster'd e'en by Freedom , ills annoy ; That independence Britons prize too high , Keeps man from man , and breaks the social tie ; The self - dependent ...
Page 165
... charms , sweet village ! sports like these , With sweet succession , taught e'en toil to please ; These round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed , These were thy charms - but all these charms are fled . Sweet smiling village ...
... charms , sweet village ! sports like these , With sweet succession , taught e'en toil to please ; These round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed , These were thy charms - but all these charms are fled . Sweet smiling village ...
Page 173
... charms are past , for charms are frail , When time advances , and when lovers fail , She then shines forth , solicitous to bless , In all the glaring impotence of dress : Thus fares the land , by luxury . betrayed , In nature's simplest ...
... charms are past , for charms are frail , When time advances , and when lovers fail , She then shines forth , solicitous to bless , In all the glaring impotence of dress : Thus fares the land , by luxury . betrayed , In nature's simplest ...
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