THRICE happy dog ! thou feel'st no woe, No anguish to molest Thy peaceful hours that sweetly flow, Alternate sport and rest. Man's call'd thy lord — affliction's heir ! And sorrow's only son! Whilst he's a slave to ev'ry care, And thou art slave to... Poems - Seite 108von Charles James - 1808Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...son ; Whilst lie's a slave to every care— And thou art slave to none. Blest near thy master there to lie, And blest with him to rove; ••Unstain'd...sweets of guiltless life, Beyond the reach of passion placed, .Its anguish and its strife. Afens 1 Desires are raited by Prohibition, as appears by the following... | |
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...sport and rest. Man's call'd thy lord — affliction's heir ! And sorrow's only son ! Whilst he's a slave to ev'ry care, And thou art slave to none. Blest,...guilt thy moments fly On wings of grateful love. Oh I that my heart, like thine, could taste The sweets of guiltless life! Beyond the reach of passion... | |
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