The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life, Volume 1J.J. Woodward, 1830 - Bible plays |
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... Twas not to purchase or to sell- And pays profusely for the treasure : He bids them pack the precious thing So careful not to break a spring ; So anxious not to bruise a feature , His own new coach must fetch the creature ! He safely ...
... Twas not to purchase or to sell- And pays profusely for the treasure : He bids them pack the precious thing So careful not to break a spring ; So anxious not to bruise a feature , His own new coach must fetch the creature ! He safely ...
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... Twas action , and ' twas passion too ; For tho ' the business might be finish'd ; The pleasure scarcely was diminish'd ; Did he ride out , or sit , or walk , He liv'd it o'er again in talk ; Prolong'd the fugitive delight , In words by ...
... Twas action , and ' twas passion too ; For tho ' the business might be finish'd ; The pleasure scarcely was diminish'd ; Did he ride out , or sit , or walk , He liv'd it o'er again in talk ; Prolong'd the fugitive delight , In words by ...
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... Twas sauce ! ' twas sweetmeat ! ' twas con- fection ! All poignancy ! and all perfection ! Rich entremets , whose name none knows , Ragouts , tourtes , tendrons , fricandeux , O ' th ' hogs of EPICURUS ' Sty ; Yet all so foreign and so ...
... Twas sauce ! ' twas sweetmeat ! ' twas con- fection ! All poignancy ! and all perfection ! Rich entremets , whose name none knows , Ragouts , tourtes , tendrons , fricandeux , O ' th ' hogs of EPICURUS ' Sty ; Yet all so foreign and so ...
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