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Page 153
... pride . When thus creation's charms around combine , Amidst the store , should thankless pride repine ? Say , should the philosophic mind disdain That good which makes each humbler bosom vain ? Let school - taught pride dissemble all it ...
... pride . When thus creation's charms around combine , Amidst the store , should thankless pride repine ? Say , should the philosophic mind disdain That good which makes each humbler bosom vain ? Let school - taught pride dissemble all it ...
Page 160
... pride defrauds her daily cheer , To boast one splendid banquet once a year : The mind still turns where shifting fashion draws , Nor weighs the solid worth of self - applause . To men of other minds my fancy flies , Embosomed in the ...
... pride defrauds her daily cheer , To boast one splendid banquet once a year : The mind still turns where shifting fashion draws , Nor weighs the solid worth of self - applause . To men of other minds my fancy flies , Embosomed in the ...
Page 166
... pride . Those gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom , Those calm desires that asked but little room , Those healthful sports that graced the peaceful scene , Lived in each look , and brightened all the green ; These , far departing ...
... pride . Those gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom , Those calm desires that asked but little room , Those healthful sports that graced the peaceful scene , Lived in each look , and brightened all the green ; These , far departing ...
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