The Task: In Six BooksT. Bedlington, 1826 - 228 pages |
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... things , and intend The least of our concerns ; ( since from the least The greatest oft originate ; ) could chance Find place in his dominion , or dispose One lawless particle to thwart his plan ; Then God might be surpris'd , and ...
... things , and intend The least of our concerns ; ( since from the least The greatest oft originate ; ) could chance Find place in his dominion , or dispose One lawless particle to thwart his plan ; Then God might be surpris'd , and ...
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... things , as smooth And tender as a girl , all essenc'd o'er With odours , and as profligate as sweet ; Who sell their laurel for a myrtle wreath , And love when they should fight when such as these Presume to lay their hand upon the ark ...
... things , as smooth And tender as a girl , all essenc'd o'er With odours , and as profligate as sweet ; Who sell their laurel for a myrtle wreath , And love when they should fight when such as these Presume to lay their hand upon the ark ...
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... thing ) -- The pulpit- ( when the sat'rist has at last , Strutting and vap'ring in an empty school , Spent all his force , and made no proselyte ) — say the pulpit ( in the sober use Of its legitimate peculiar pow'rs ) 330 Must stand ...
... thing ) -- The pulpit- ( when the sat'rist has at last , Strutting and vap'ring in an empty school , Spent all his force , and made no proselyte ) — say the pulpit ( in the sober use Of its legitimate peculiar pow'rs ) 330 Must stand ...
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... things that mount the rostrum with a skip , And then skip down again ; pronounce a text ; Cry - hem ; and , reading what they never wrote Just fifteen minutes , huddle up their work , And with a well - bred whisper close the scene ! In ...
... things that mount the rostrum with a skip , And then skip down again ; pronounce a text ; Cry - hem ; and , reading what they never wrote Just fifteen minutes , huddle up their work , And with a well - bred whisper close the scene ! In ...
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... things divine ; and all besides , 425 430 Though learn'd with labour , and though much admir'd By curious eyes and judgments ill - inform'd , To me is odious as the nasal twang Heard at conventicle where worthy men , Misled by custom ...
... things divine ; and all besides , 425 430 Though learn'd with labour , and though much admir'd By curious eyes and judgments ill - inform'd , To me is odious as the nasal twang Heard at conventicle where worthy men , Misled by custom ...
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