Date: 1715
"Read there the fatal Purpose of thy Foe, / A Thought which Wounds my Soul with Shame and Horror."
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Date: 1715
"Thy Virtues flash, / They break at once on my astonish'd Soul; / As if the Curtains of the Dark were drawn, / To let in Day at Midnight."
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Date: 1715
"Ev'ry mad Passion kindles up again, / Love, Rage, Despair--and yet I will be Master."
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Date: 1715
"'Tis false! The thinking Soul is somewhat more / Than Symmetry of Atoms well dispos'd, / The Harmony of Matter."
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Date: 1715
"Shall thy Soul / Still scorn the World, still flie the Joys that court / Thy blooming Beauty, and thy tender Youth? / Still shall she soar on Contemplation's Wing, / And mix with nothing meaner than the Stars; / As Heaven and Immortality alone / Were Objects worthy to employ her Faculties."
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Date: 1715
"Truth and Innocence: / A conscious Knowledg rooted in my Heart, / That to have sav'd my Country was my Duty."
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Date: 1715
"Some Flame uncommon kindles up his Soul, / And flashes forth impetuous at his Eyes."
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Date: 1715
"Their old Hearts melted in 'em as she spoke, / And Tears ran down upon their silver Beards."
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