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he at once relieved the poor , corrected the vicious , and forgave an enemy ; by
which he at once remitted the strongest provocations , and exercised the most
ardent charity . Compassion was indeed the distinguishing quality of Savage ; he
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he at once relieved the poor , corrected the vicious , and forgave an enemy ; by
which he at once remitted the strongest provocations , and exercised the most
ardent charity . Compassion was indeed the distinguishing quality of Savage ; he
...
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She dies ! my heav'n at once is snatch'd away ! “ Ah ! what avails that by a father's
care “ I rose a wealthy and illustrious heir ? 130 “ That early in my youth I learn'd
to prove 6. Th'instructive , pleasing , academic grove : 120 66 “ That in the ...
She dies ! my heav'n at once is snatch'd away ! “ Ah ! what avails that by a father's
care “ I rose a wealthy and illustrious heir ? 130 “ That early in my youth I learn'd
to prove 6. Th'instructive , pleasing , academic grove : 120 66 “ That in the ...
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This truth once known our ports take the hint , Get drunk or mad , and then get
into print , To raise their flames indulge the mellow fit , And lose their senses in
the search of wit , And when with claret fir'd they take the pen , Swear they can
write ...
This truth once known our ports take the hint , Get drunk or mad , and then get
into print , To raise their flames indulge the mellow fit , And lose their senses in
the search of wit , And when with claret fir'd they take the pen , Swear they can
write ...
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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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