The British Martial
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ISBN13: 9780217576833
Paperback|9780217576833
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: His sword he drew, of arms bereft his wife, Her minion's legs compounded for his life. But why this rage on guiltless members shown ? The part that injur'd should the crime atone. EPITAPH ON PETER ARETIN. Here 'jlretin interr'd doth lie, Whose satire lash'd both high and low His God alone it spar'd; and why ? His God, he said, he did not know- XIII. PHYSICIAN CURE THYSELF. For cares, whilst Love prepares the remedies, The main disease in the physician lies. chapter{{Section 4XIV. FROM THE GREEK OF MENAGE. While here for the fair Amaryllis I die, She o'er rocks and o'er streams from my passion does fly; 0 bring her, kind Venus bring her here back again, And the best of my heifers on thy altar lies slain: But if she's appcas'd, if to love she incline, Take all my whole herd, and my herd is all thine. THE POINT SETTLED. Quoth Cibber to Pope, though in verse you foreclose, I'll have the last word?for, by G? I'll write prose: Poor Colly thy reas'ning is none of the strongest, For know the last word, is the word that lasts longest. THE LYING BEGGAR. 1 am unable, yonder beggar cries, To stand, or go;?if he says true, he lies. chapter{{Section 5XVII. WRITTEN IN A LAW YER's COKE UPON LITTLETON. O thou who labour'st in this rugged mine, May'st thou to gold th' unpolish'd ore refine May each dark page unfold its haggard brow Doubt not to reap, if thou canst bear to plow. To tempt thy care, may each revolving night, Purses and maces swim before thy sight And when the wig thy visage shall enclose, And only leave to view thy learned nose; Safely may'st thou defy beaux, wits, and scoffers, While tenants in fee-simple, stuff thy coffers. XVIII. SUPREME HAPPINESS. Happy the youth who can but see Thy beauty's form; ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217576833 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217576834 |
| Weight | 0.53 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.37 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 158 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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