Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1776 - English poetry |
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... honour conferred by the King , from whom all honour is derived , and which therefore no man has a right to bestow upon himself ; and added , that he might with equal propriety style himself a Volun- teer Lord , or Volunteer Baronet . It ...
... honour conferred by the King , from whom all honour is derived , and which therefore no man has a right to bestow upon himself ; and added , that he might with equal propriety style himself a Volun- teer Lord , or Volunteer Baronet . It ...
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... honours owe ? " Honours , if true , from seeds of merit grow : Those trees with sweetest charms invite our eyes , 45 Which from our own ingraftment fruitful rise . Still we love best what we with labour gain , As the child's dearer for ...
... honours owe ? " Honours , if true , from seeds of merit grow : Those trees with sweetest charms invite our eyes , 45 Which from our own ingraftment fruitful rise . Still we love best what we with labour gain , As the child's dearer for ...
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... honour , when by worth acquir'd ; Worth is by worth in ev'ry rank admir'd . Greatness you scorn when titles insult speak ; Proud to vain Pride , to honour'd Meekness meek . That worthless bliss which others court you fly ; 45 That ...
... honour , when by worth acquir'd ; Worth is by worth in ev'ry rank admir'd . Greatness you scorn when titles insult speak ; Proud to vain Pride , to honour'd Meekness meek . That worthless bliss which others court you fly ; 45 That ...
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The Volunteer Laureat on her Majestys Birth | 172 |
THE Life of the Author | 1 |
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