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10 Oh ! could my soul thro ' depths of knowledge see , Could I read Nature and
mankind like thee , I should o'ercome or bear the shocks of Fate , And ev'n draw
envy to the humblest state . Thou canst raise honour from each ill event , From ...
10 Oh ! could my soul thro ' depths of knowledge see , Could I read Nature and
mankind like thee , I should o'ercome or bear the shocks of Fate , And ev'n draw
envy to the humblest state . Thou canst raise honour from each ill event , From ...
Page 165
10 ' Tis where the worthy and the wise retire ; There Wealth may learn its use ,
may Love inspire ; There may young Worth the noblest end obtain , In want may
friends , in friends may knowledge gain , In knowledge bliss ; for wisdom virtue ...
10 ' Tis where the worthy and the wise retire ; There Wealth may learn its use ,
may Love inspire ; There may young Worth the noblest end obtain , In want may
friends , in friends may knowledge gain , In knowledge bliss ; for wisdom virtue ...
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Tho ' knowledge thine , hope , fortitude , success , « Renown - whate'er men
covet and caress , 256 « On earth success must in its turn give way , “ And ev'n
perfection introduce decay : " Never the world of spirits thus - their rest 6. Untouch
'd ...
Tho ' knowledge thine , hope , fortitude , success , « Renown - whate'er men
covet and caress , 256 « On earth success must in its turn give way , “ And ev'n
perfection introduce decay : " Never the world of spirits thus - their rest 6. Untouch
'd ...
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Contents
To the Right Hon Sir Robert Walpole | 151 |
To Mr John Dyer a Painter c | 159 |
To Aaron Hill Esq with the Tragedy of | 165 |
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| Title | Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ... Volumes 88-90 of Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill, John Hamilton Mortimer |
| Illustrated by | Thomas Stothard, John Hamilton Mortimer |
| Publisher | J. Bell, 1776 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 3 Oct 2006 |
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