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" Oh ! had he been content to serve the crown With virtues only proper to the gown, Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle that oppressed the noble seed, David for him his tuneful harp had strung And Heaven had wanted one immortal song. "
The First Part of Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations ... - Page 24
by John Dryden - 1716
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Poetical Miscellanies: Consisting of Original Poems and Translations

1714 - 528 pages
...more clean : Unbrib'd, untbught, the Wretched to vedrtfs, Swift of Difpatcn, andeafy of Accefs. 0 ! had he been content to ferve the Crown, With Virtues...Ranknefs of the Soil been freed From Cockle, that opprefs'd the noble Seed ; David for him his tuneful Harp had ftvung, And Heav'n had wanted one immortal...
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Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations of the ..., Volume 1

John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...unfought, the wretched to redrefs ; Swift of Difpatch, and eafy of Accefs. Oh, had he been conrent to ferve the Crown, With Virtues only proper to the...; Or, had the ranknefs of the Soil been freed From Cookie, thatoppreft the Noble Seed: David, for him his tuneful Harp had ftrung, And Heav'n had wanred...
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The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales ..., Volume 1

John Dryden - 1760 - 448 pages
...difcerning eyes, or hands more clean, Unbrib'd, unfought, the wretched to redreft ; Swift of difpatch, and eafy of accefs. Oh ! had he been content to ferve...only proper to the gown ; Or had the ranknefs of the foil been freed From Cockle, that opprefs'd the noble feed ; David for him his tuneful harp had fining,...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - 1767 - 318 pages
...difcerning eyes, or hands more clean, Unbrib'd, unfought, the wretched to redrefs 5 Swift of difpatch, and eafy of accefs. Oh ! had he been content to ferve...only proper to the gown ; Or had the ranknefs of the foil been freed From Cockle, that opprefs'd the noble feed; David for him his tuneful harp had ftrung,...
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Original Poems, Volume 1

John Dryden - 1773 - 260 pages
...difeerning eyes, or hands more clean ; Vnbrib'd, unfought, the wretched to redrefs; Swift of difpatch, and eafy of accefs. Oh ! had he been content to ferve the erown, With virtues only proper to the gown ; Or, had the ranknefs of the foil been freed . From cockle,...
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The Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 336 pages
...difcerning eyes, or hands more clean, Unbrib'd, unfought, the wretched to redrefs ; Swift of difpatch, and eafy of accefs. Oh ! had he been content to ferve...only proper to the gown ; Or had the ranknefs of the foil been freed From cockle, that opprefs'd the noble feed ; 1C 2 David David for him his tuneful harp...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 13

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pages
...the wretched to redrefs ; Swift of difpatch, and eafy of accefs. Oh ! had he been content to fcrve the crown, With virtues only proper to the gown ; Or had the ranknefs of the foil been freed From cockle, that opprefs'd the noble feed ; David for him his tuneful harp had ftrung,...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...difcerning eyes, or hands more clean, Unbnb'd, unfought, the wretched to redrefs ; Swift of difpatch-, and eafy of accefs. Oh ! had he been content to ferve the crowa With virtues only proper to-the gown; Or had the ranknefs of the foil been freed From cockle,...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Part 1

John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...which they grew, and to which they are immediately introductory : " O, had he been content to serve the crown " With virtues only proper to the gown, . " Or had the rankness of the soil," &c. For so natural an addition, therefore, we have no occasion to look for any...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Issue 1

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 pages
...which they grew, arid to which they are immediately introductory : " O, had he been content to serve the crown " With virtues only proper to the gown-, " Or had the rankness of the soil," &c. For so natural an addition, therefore, we have no occasion to look for any...
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