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Page 17
... stand recorded and admir'd , That Virtue sunk what Wit inspir'd ! But let the letter'd and the fair , And , chiefly , let the wit beware ; You , whose warm spirits never fail , Forgive the hint which ends my tale . O shun the perils ...
... stand recorded and admir'd , That Virtue sunk what Wit inspir'd ! But let the letter'd and the fair , And , chiefly , let the wit beware ; You , whose warm spirits never fail , Forgive the hint which ends my tale . O shun the perils ...
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... stand , And the gay partner's offer'd hand Courts to the dance ; when steaming rooms , Fetid with ungents and perfumes , Invite you to the mobs polite Of three sure balls in one short night You may conceive what FLORIO felt , And ...
... stand , And the gay partner's offer'd hand Courts to the dance ; when steaming rooms , Fetid with ungents and perfumes , Invite you to the mobs polite Of three sure balls in one short night You may conceive what FLORIO felt , And ...
Page 28
... stand convicted - of a darker skin ! Barbarians , hold ! th ' opprobrious commerce spare , Respect His sacred image which they bear . Though dark and savage , ignorant and blind , They claim the common privilege of kind ; Let malice ...
... stand convicted - of a darker skin ! Barbarians , hold ! th ' opprobrious commerce spare , Respect His sacred image which they bear . Though dark and savage , ignorant and blind , They claim the common privilege of kind ; Let malice ...
Page 39
... stand ; And stabs the stranger knight . ' Die , traitor , die ! thy guilty flames Demand th ' avenging steel ! " ' It is my brother , ' she exclaims ! " ' Tis Edwy - Oh farewell ! ' An aged peasant , Edwy's guide , The good old Ardolph ...
... stand ; And stabs the stranger knight . ' Die , traitor , die ! thy guilty flames Demand th ' avenging steel ! " ' It is my brother , ' she exclaims ! " ' Tis Edwy - Oh farewell ! ' An aged peasant , Edwy's guide , The good old Ardolph ...
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... stand And quick and short her failing breath , And tremulous her hand . The cold , cold dews of hastening death , The dim departing eye , The quiv'ring hand , the short quick breath , He view'd - and did not die . He saw her spirit ...
... stand And quick and short her failing breath , And tremulous her hand . The cold , cold dews of hastening death , The dim departing eye , The quiv'ring hand , the short quick breath , He view'd - and did not die . He saw her spirit ...
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