The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life, Volume 1J.J. Woodward, 1830 - Bible plays |
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... pleasure ; but to speak the truth , Not much refinement grac'd the youth . The path of pleasure which he trod Was ' somewhat new , and rather odd ; For , that he haunted park or play , His house's archives do not say ; Or that more ...
... pleasure ; but to speak the truth , Not much refinement grac'd the youth . The path of pleasure which he trod Was ' somewhat new , and rather odd ; For , that he haunted park or play , His house's archives do not say ; Or that more ...
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... pleasure left ; He found already to his cost , The shining gloss of life was lost ; And Pleasure was so coy a prude , She fled the more , the more pursu'd ; Or if , o'ertaken and caress'd , He loath'd and left her when possess'd . Fut ...
... pleasure left ; He found already to his cost , The shining gloss of life was lost ; And Pleasure was so coy a prude , She fled the more , the more pursu'd ; Or if , o'ertaken and caress'd , He loath'd and left her when possess'd . Fut ...
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... pleasure to so important with the same abhorrence we did , when we a motive ? Your servants have been ac- first entered upon this partial exercise of it . customed to consider a concert as a secular There is an evil newly crept into ...
... pleasure to so important with the same abhorrence we did , when we a motive ? Your servants have been ac- first entered upon this partial exercise of it . customed to consider a concert as a secular There is an evil newly crept into ...
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