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Page 182
... manners and to curb abuse ; Admit it true , the consequence is clear , Our polish'd manners are a mask we wear , And at the bottom , barb'rous still and rude , We are restrain'd indeed , but not subdued ; The very remedy , however sure ...
... manners and to curb abuse ; Admit it true , the consequence is clear , Our polish'd manners are a mask we wear , And at the bottom , barb'rous still and rude , We are restrain'd indeed , but not subdued ; The very remedy , however sure ...
Page 183
... manners and to curb abuse ; Admit it true , the consequence is clear , Our polish'd manners are a mask we wear , And at the bottom , barb'rous still and rude , We are restrain'd indeed , but not subdued ; The very remedy , however sure ...
... manners and to curb abuse ; Admit it true , the consequence is clear , Our polish'd manners are a mask we wear , And at the bottom , barb'rous still and rude , We are restrain'd indeed , but not subdued ; The very remedy , however sure ...
Page 232
... manners . The loud demand from year to year the same , Beggars invention and makes fancy lame , " Till farce itself most mournfully jejune , Calls for the kind assistance of a tune ; And novels ( witness ev'ry month's review ) Belie ...
... manners . The loud demand from year to year the same , Beggars invention and makes fancy lame , " Till farce itself most mournfully jejune , Calls for the kind assistance of a tune ; And novels ( witness ev'ry month's review ) Belie ...
Contents
Translations from Vincent Bourne | xv |
Progress of Error | 60 |
Truth | 82 |
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK beneath bids blest boast breath call'd cause Charity charms Christian Cowper delight design'd divine dread dream e'en earth ease ev'ning ev'ry eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flow'rs folly form'd frown fruit give glory God's grace hand happy hast heart heav'n heav'nly honour hope hour human Inner Temple int'rest John Gilpin land light lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature never o'er once palæstra peace perhaps pity pleasure poet poet's pow'r praise pray'rs pride proud prove red vengeance religion rude sacred sapience scene scorn Scrib seem'd shine sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound spleen Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou thought toil tongue trifler true truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE VIRG virtue waste Whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wisdom worth youth zeal