Night Thoughts on Life, Death and ImmortalityStoddart & Atherton, 1830 - 301 pages |
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... pleasure . These works procured him the friendship of some among the nobility , and the patronage of the Duke of Wharton , by whom he was induced to stand a candidate for a seat in parliament for Cirencester , but without success . The ...
... pleasure . These works procured him the friendship of some among the nobility , and the patronage of the Duke of Wharton , by whom he was induced to stand a candidate for a seat in parliament for Cirencester , but without success . The ...
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... pleasures on the tossing wave ! Eternal sunshine in the storms of life ! How richly were my noontide trances hung With gorgeous tapestries of pictured joys ! Joy behind joy , in endless perspective ! Till at Death's toll , whose ...
... pleasures on the tossing wave ! Eternal sunshine in the storms of life ! How richly were my noontide trances hung With gorgeous tapestries of pictured joys ! Joy behind joy , in endless perspective ! Till at Death's toll , whose ...
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... pleasure pains me to the heart . Yet why complain ? or why complain for one ? 235 Hangs out the sun his lustre but for me , The single man ? are angels all beside ? I mourn for millions ; ' tis the common lot : In this shape or in that ...
... pleasure pains me to the heart . Yet why complain ? or why complain for one ? 235 Hangs out the sun his lustre but for me , The single man ? are angels all beside ? I mourn for millions ; ' tis the common lot : In this shape or in that ...
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Edward Young. Drawn by Twins Plovenck Durand & C Se and alarm Through thickest shades pursues the fond of Peace . Night 1. Page 15 Line 212 . New York , l'ublished by R & W.A.Bartow . Ye silken sons of Pleasure ! since in pains You.
Edward Young. Drawn by Twins Plovenck Durand & C Se and alarm Through thickest shades pursues the fond of Peace . Night 1. Page 15 Line 212 . New York , l'ublished by R & W.A.Bartow . Ye silken sons of Pleasure ! since in pains You.
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Edward Young. Ye silken sons of Pleasure ! since in pains You rue more modish visits , visit here , 265 And breathe from your debauch ; give , and reduce Surfeit's dominion o'er you . But so great Your impudence , you blush at what is ...
Edward Young. Ye silken sons of Pleasure ! since in pains You rue more modish visits , visit here , 265 And breathe from your debauch ; give , and reduce Surfeit's dominion o'er you . But so great Your impudence , you blush at what is ...
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