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Pàgina 29
The Gods have fet a price upon every real and noble pleasure . If you would gain
the favour of the Deity , you must be at the pains of worshipping him ; if the
friendship of good men , you must Study to oblige them ; if you would be
honoured by ...
The Gods have fet a price upon every real and noble pleasure . If you would gain
the favour of the Deity , you must be at the pains of worshipping him ; if the
friendship of good men , you must Study to oblige them ; if you would be
honoured by ...
Pàgina 105
Pride ftill is aiming at the blest abodes , Men would be Angels , Angels would be
Gods , Aspiring to be Gods , if Angels fell , Aspiring to be Angels , Men rebel ; And
who but wishes to invert the laws , Of Order , fins against th ' Eternal Cause .
Pride ftill is aiming at the blest abodes , Men would be Angels , Angels would be
Gods , Aspiring to be Gods , if Angels fell , Aspiring to be Angels , Men rebel ; And
who but wishes to invert the laws , Of Order , fins against th ' Eternal Cause .
Pàgina 107
Force first made Conquest , and that conqueft , Law ; Till Superstition taught the
tryant awe , Then shar'd the Tyranny , then lent it aid , And Gods of Conqu'rors ,
Slaves of Subjects made :: She ' midst the lightning's blaze , and thunder's ...
Force first made Conquest , and that conqueft , Law ; Till Superstition taught the
tryant awe , Then shar'd the Tyranny , then lent it aid , And Gods of Conqu'rors ,
Slaves of Subjects made :: She ' midst the lightning's blaze , and thunder's ...
Pàgina 108
Gods partial , changeful , passionate , unjust , Whose attributes were Rage ,
Revenge , or Luft ; Such as the fouls of cowards might conceive , And , form'd like
tyrants , tyrants would believe . Zeal then , not charity , became the guide ; And
hell ...
Gods partial , changeful , passionate , unjust , Whose attributes were Rage ,
Revenge , or Luft ; Such as the fouls of cowards might conceive , And , form'd like
tyrants , tyrants would believe . Zeal then , not charity , became the guide ; And
hell ...
Pàgina 243
Ye gods , it doth amaze me , A man of such a feeble temper should So get the
start of the majestic world , And bear the palm alone . Bru . Another general shout
! I do believe , that these applauses are For some new honours that are heaped ...
Ye gods , it doth amaze me , A man of such a feeble temper should So get the
start of the majestic world , And bear the palm alone . Bru . Another general shout
! I do believe , that these applauses are For some new honours that are heaped ...
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