Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1776 - English poetry |
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... Heav'n the deed forgive ! Why had he thus false spirit to rebel , And why not fortitude to suffer well ? Were his success , how terrible the blow ! And it recoils on him eternal woe . Heav'n this affliction then for mercy meant , That a ...
... Heav'n the deed forgive ! Why had he thus false spirit to rebel , And why not fortitude to suffer well ? Were his success , how terrible the blow ! And it recoils on him eternal woe . Heav'n this affliction then for mercy meant , That a ...
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... heav'n's ftormy magazines below ; Thence thro ' the vaft profound of heav'n fhe flies And measures all the concave of the skies , Sees where the planetary worlds advance Orb above orb , and lead the starry dance ; Nor refts she there ...
... heav'n's ftormy magazines below ; Thence thro ' the vaft profound of heav'n fhe flies And measures all the concave of the skies , Sees where the planetary worlds advance Orb above orb , and lead the starry dance ; Nor refts she there ...
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... Heav'n , With reafon's line the boundless distance fean , Oppofe Heav'n's awful majesty to man . ? To what a length his vast dominions run , How far beyond the journies of the fun ! He hung yon ' golden balls of light on high And lanch ...
... Heav'n , With reafon's line the boundless distance fean , Oppofe Heav'n's awful majesty to man . ? To what a length his vast dominions run , How far beyond the journies of the fun ! He hung yon ' golden balls of light on high And lanch ...
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