Elegant Extracts, Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages, from the Best English Authors and Translations: Principally Designed for the Use of Young Persons, Volume 5Samuel Walker, 1826 - English literature |
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Page 12
... toil As to a punishment , ( ev'n in wrath , So merciful is Heav'n , ) this toil became ' The solace of his woes , the sweet employ Of many a live - long hour , and surest guard Against Disease and Death . Death , tho ' de- Was yet a ...
... toil As to a punishment , ( ev'n in wrath , So merciful is Heav'n , ) this toil became ' The solace of his woes , the sweet employ Of many a live - long hour , and surest guard Against Disease and Death . Death , tho ' de- Was yet a ...
Page 55
... toil subdued ; Watching and cares must win the lofty prize Propos'd by Heaven - true bliss and real good , Honor rewards the brave and bold alone ; She spurns the timorous , indolent , and base Danger and toil stand stern before her ...
... toil subdued ; Watching and cares must win the lofty prize Propos'd by Heaven - true bliss and real good , Honor rewards the brave and bold alone ; She spurns the timorous , indolent , and base Danger and toil stand stern before her ...
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... toil improv'd to pain ! Too happy they ! But wealth brought luxury , And luxury on sloth begot disease . · · What dext'rous thousands just within the goal Of wild debauch direct their nightly course ! Perhaps no sickly qualms bedim ...
... toil improv'd to pain ! Too happy they ! But wealth brought luxury , And luxury on sloth begot disease . · · What dext'rous thousands just within the goal Of wild debauch direct their nightly course ! Perhaps no sickly qualms bedim ...
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