English Poetry of the Eighteenth CenturyCecil Albert Moore H. Holt and Company, 1935 - 942 pages |
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... LAND [ 1728 ] Gi'e me a lass with a lump of land , And we for life shall gang thegither ; Tho ' daft or wise I'll never demand , Or black or fair it maks na whether . 1 Slow , lazy . 2 Waking . 3 Shrewd . 4 Wipe off . 5 Shut . 6 Dull ...
... LAND [ 1728 ] Gi'e me a lass with a lump of land , And we for life shall gang thegither ; Tho ' daft or wise I'll never demand , Or black or fair it maks na whether . 1 Slow , lazy . 2 Waking . 3 Shrewd . 4 Wipe off . 5 Shut . 6 Dull ...
Page 456
... land gives more employment to the loom , Or kindlier feeds the indigent ; no land With more variety of wealth rewards The hand of labour : thither , from the wrongs 500 505 Of lawless rule the freeborn spirit flies ; Thither affliction ...
... land gives more employment to the loom , Or kindlier feeds the indigent ; no land With more variety of wealth rewards The hand of labour : thither , from the wrongs 500 505 Of lawless rule the freeborn spirit flies ; Thither affliction ...
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... land . Proud swells the tide with loads of freighted ore , And shouting Folly hails them from her shore ; Hoards ev'n beyond the miser's wish abound , And rich men flock from all the world around . Yet count our gains . This wealth is ...
... land . Proud swells the tide with loads of freighted ore , And shouting Folly hails them from her shore ; Hoards ev'n beyond the miser's wish abound , And rich men flock from all the world around . Yet count our gains . This wealth is ...
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MATTHEW PRIOR | 1 |
If wine and music | 7 |
The Female Phaeton | 15 |
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