Reflection: A Poem, in Four Cantos ...R. Cruttwell, 1790 - 278 страница |
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... true : Reason ! and through thy light divine , The jewel pure ; —as from the mine : † 10 20 * That is , not the prey , neither , to fome imaginary virtue , which must be equally guarded against by MINERVA'S votary . This diftinction ...
... true : Reason ! and through thy light divine , The jewel pure ; —as from the mine : † 10 20 * That is , not the prey , neither , to fome imaginary virtue , which must be equally guarded against by MINERVA'S votary . This diftinction ...
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... TRUE : - And then , -yes then , great Wisdom's ray , ( How far above the Solar day ! ) That illumes THOUGHT ; and gives to know Whate'er can blefs that thought below , - Tells you , with RECTITUDE your guide , Steady to keep your well ...
... TRUE : - And then , -yes then , great Wisdom's ray , ( How far above the Solar day ! ) That illumes THOUGHT ; and gives to know Whate'er can blefs that thought below , - Tells you , with RECTITUDE your guide , Steady to keep your well ...
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... fees - as all : And then , perhaps , as fquinting too , Sees not that object straight or true : Confistency ne'er gain'd its love ; Self - Contradictions nought difprove ; 40 50 Deceit and lies it's only rule , Itself , at [ 4 ]
... fees - as all : And then , perhaps , as fquinting too , Sees not that object straight or true : Confistency ne'er gain'd its love ; Self - Contradictions nought difprove ; 40 50 Deceit and lies it's only rule , Itself , at [ 4 ]
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... true . * T 60 70 * How difcernment is keen , from being true , ( it is , I think , in general supposed that we A } are keen from being falfe ) will not , I fear , be obvious to every reader . I had vainly flat- tered myself through even ...
... true . * T 60 70 * How difcernment is keen , from being true , ( it is , I think , in general supposed that we A } are keen from being falfe ) will not , I fear , be obvious to every reader . I had vainly flat- tered myself through even ...
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... true ; And know it false , believe it too . * Philofophy , lov'd Maid ! oh fay , Can thy eye reach th ' Empyrian way ; Can Genius mount fublime , fo high , And , premature , possess the sky ? With pity view us Things below , So full of ...
... true ; And know it false , believe it too . * Philofophy , lov'd Maid ! oh fay , Can thy eye reach th ' Empyrian way ; Can Genius mount fublime , fo high , And , premature , possess the sky ? With pity view us Things below , So full of ...
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