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Thou charm'st in fancy's idle dream | Thou charm'st in fancy's idle dream | ||
| − | In reason's philosophic page | + | In reason's [[underline]] philosophic [[/underline]] page |
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That very law which moulds a tear | That very law which moulds a tear | ||
And bids it trickle from its source, | And bids it trickle from its source, | ||
That law preserves the Earth a sphere | That law preserves the Earth a sphere | ||
| − | And guides the planets in their Course. | + | And guides [[underline]] the planets in their [[/underline]] Course. |
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| − | + | By Mr. Thomas Day | |
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When faithless Senates venally betray | When faithless Senates venally betray | ||
When each degenerate noble is a Slave | When each degenerate noble is a Slave | ||
When Britain falls an unresisting prey; | When Britain falls an unresisting prey; | ||
| − | What part befits the generous & the brave? | + | What part befits [[underline]] the [[/underline]] generous & the brave? |
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If vain the task to rouse my Country's ire | If vain the task to rouse my Country's ire | ||
And imp once more the Storks dejected wing | And imp once more the Storks dejected wing | ||
To Solitude indignant I retire | To Solitude indignant I retire | ||
| − | And leave the World to parasites & Kings | + | And leave the [[underline]] World [[/underline]] to parasites & Kings. |
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Not like the deer whom wearied in the Chase | Not like the deer whom wearied in the Chase | ||
Each leaf astonishes, each breeze appals, | Each leaf astonishes, each breeze appals, | ||
But like the Lion when he turns the chase | But like the Lion when he turns the chase | ||
Back on his hunters, & the valiant falls. | Back on his hunters, & the valiant falls. | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 24 May 2021
Thou charm'st in fancy's idle dream In reason's underline philosophic /underline page
That very law which moulds a tear And bids it trickle from its source, That law preserves the Earth a sphere And guides underline the planets in their /underline Course.
By Mr. Thomas Day
When faithless Senates venally betray When each degenerate noble is a Slave When Britain falls an unresisting prey; What part befits underline the /underline generous & the brave?
If vain the task to rouse my Country's ire And imp once more the Storks dejected wing To Solitude indignant I retire And leave the underline World /underline to parasites & Kings.
Not like the deer whom wearied in the Chase Each leaf astonishes, each breeze appals, But like the Lion when he turns the chase Back on his hunters, & the valiant falls.
