Historia rievallensis: containing the history of Kirby Moorside, and an account of the most important places in its vicinity

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Pagina 101 - tape-tied curtains never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies—alas ! how chang'd from him That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gay in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury* and love;
Pagina 102 - Or just as gay at council, in a ring Of mimic statesmen and their merry king. No wit to flatter, left of all his store, No fool to laugh at, which he valued more ; There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this Lord of useless thousands ends.
Pagina 197 - Like " as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are " the young children. Happy is the man that hath "• his quiver full of them ; they shall not be ashamed *
Pagina 193 - Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith Prepare for happiness; bespeak him one Content indeed to sojourn while he must Below the skies, but having there his home. The world o'erlooks him in her busy search Of objects more illustrious in her view ; And occupied as earnestly as she, Though more
Pagina 202 - When was public virtue to be found "Where private was not ? Can he love the whole Who loves no part? lie be a nation's friend Who is in truth the friend of no man there ? Can he be strenuous in his country's cause, Who slights the charities, for whose dear sake That
Pagina 193 - He is the happy man, whose life e'en now Shows somewhat of that happier life to come; Who, doomed to an obscure but tranquil state Is pleased with it, and were he free to choose Would make his fate his choice ; whom peace, the
Pagina 194 - That flutters least is longest on the wing. Ask him, indeed, what trophies he has raised, Or what achievements of immortal fame He purposes, and he shall answer—none. His warfare is within. There unfatigued His fervent spirit labours. There he fights, And there obtains fresh triumphs o'er himself, And
Pagina 158 - is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Klias.
Pagina 193 - he o'erlooks the world. She scorns his pleasures, for she knows them not; He seeks not hers, for he has proved them vain. He cannot skim the ground like summer birds, Pursuing gilded flies : and such he deems Her honours, her emoluments, her joys.
Pagina 226 - So fare we in this prison house the world, And 'tis a fearful spectacle to see So many maniacs dancing in their chains. They gaze upon the links that hold them fast,' With eyes of anguish, execrate their lot, Then shake them in despair, and dance again!

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