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- The man to solitude accustom'd long, Perceives in everything that lives a tongue; Not animals alone, but shrubs and trees Have speech for him, and… Abundant
- Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. Armor
- How soft the music of those village bells, Falling at interval upon the ear In cadence sweet; now dying all away, Now pealing loud again,… All
- I pity bashful men, who feel the pain Of fancied scorn and undeserved disdain, And bear the marks upon a blushing face, OF needless shame,… Bashful
- But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost. All
- Toil for the brave! The brave that are no more. Brave
- Me howling blasts drive devious, tempest-tossed, / Sails ripped, seams opening wide, and compass lost. Blast
- The still small voice is wanted. Conscience
- Give what thou canst, without Thee we are poor; And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away. Canst
- Great contest follows, and much learned dust Involves the combatants; each claiming truth, And truth disclaiming both. Both
- But conversation, choose what theme we may, And chiefly when religion leads the way, Should flow, like waters after summer show'rs, Not as if raised… Chiefly
- Thieves at home must hang; but he that puts Into his overgorged and bloated purse The wealth of Indian provinces, escapes. Bloated
- But many a crime deemed innocent on earth Is registered in Heaven; and these no doubt Have each their record, with a curse annex'd. Crime
- Without one friend, above all foes, Britannia gives the world repose. All
- England with all thy faults, I love thee still-- My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be… All
- Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd. Dubious
- All constraint, / Except what wisdom lays on evil men, / Is evil. All
- Ever let the Fancy roam, Pleasure never is at home. Ever Let
- Fate steals along with silent tread, Found oftenest in what least we dread; Frowns in the storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes… Along
- If hindrances obstruct the way, Thy magnanimity display. And let thy strength be seen: But O, if Fortune fill thy sail With more than a… Canvas
- The Frenchman, easy, debonair, and brisk, Give him his lass, his fiddle, and his frisk, Is always happy, reign whoever may, And laughs the sense… Always Happy
- That good diffused may more abundant grow. Abundant
- Whoever keeps an open ear For tattlers will be sure to hear The trumpet of contention. Contention
- An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path. But he that has humanity, forewarned, Will turn aside and… Aside
- How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too! Busy
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