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There's nought so vile that on the earth doth live , But to the earth some special
good doth give ; Nor aught so good , but , strain'd from that fair use , Revolts from
true birth , stumbling on abuse . Heaven and yourself Had part in this fair maid ...
There's nought so vile that on the earth doth live , But to the earth some special
good doth give ; Nor aught so good , but , strain'd from that fair use , Revolts from
true birth , stumbling on abuse . Heaven and yourself Had part in this fair maid ...
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Tis sweet and commendable To give these mourning duties to your father ; But ,
you must know , your father lost a father , That father his ; and the survivor bound
In filial obligation , for some ' term To do obsequious sorrow . But to persevere In
...
Tis sweet and commendable To give these mourning duties to your father ; But ,
you must know , your father lost a father , That father his ; and the survivor bound
In filial obligation , for some ' term To do obsequious sorrow . But to persevere In
...
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Can wealth give happiness ? Look round and see What gay distress ! What
splendid misery ! Think nought a trifle , though it small appear ; Small sands the
mountain , moments make the year , And trifle's life . Distrust mankind , with your
own ...
Can wealth give happiness ? Look round and see What gay distress ! What
splendid misery ! Think nought a trifle , though it small appear ; Small sands the
mountain , moments make the year , And trifle's life . Distrust mankind , with your
own ...
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Give freely what thou giv'st ; harsh chiding spare , Nor blemish thy good deeds
with words severe ; Thy love's defective , if to deeds confin'd ; A word -- a look -
may , with th ' ingenuous mind , Outweigh thy gift : prevent the heartfelt dread Of ...
Give freely what thou giv'st ; harsh chiding spare , Nor blemish thy good deeds
with words severe ; Thy love's defective , if to deeds confin'd ; A word -- a look -
may , with th ' ingenuous mind , Outweigh thy gift : prevent the heartfelt dread Of ...
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He , who deign'd for us to die , Op'd on day the darken'd eye : Humbly copy --
thou canst feel ; Give thine alms -- thou canst not heal . THE BEGGAR'S
PETITION . Pity the sorrows of a poor old man , Whose trembling limbs have
borne him to ...
He , who deign'd for us to die , Op'd on day the darken'd eye : Humbly copy --
thou canst feel ; Give thine alms -- thou canst not heal . THE BEGGAR'S
PETITION . Pity the sorrows of a poor old man , Whose trembling limbs have
borne him to ...
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| Title | Poems Divine and Moral |
| Author | John Bowdler |
| Compiled by | John Bowdler |
| Publisher | C. & J. Rivington, 1823 |
| Original from | University of California Irvine |
| Digitized | 5 Jan 2017 |
| Length | 254 pages |
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