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" Returning he proclaims by many a grace, By shrugs and strange contortions of his face, How much a dunce that has been sent to roam Excels a dunce that has been kept at home. "
Edward; various views of human nature, chiefly in England - Page 395
by John Moore, Robert Anderson - 1820
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1803 - 310 pages
...spread the man ; Returning, he proclaims, by many a grace, By shrugs, and strange contortions of his face, How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, Excels a. dunce that has been kept at home. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace ; We slight the precious...
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Striking likenesses; or, The votaries of fashion, Volume 2

Louisa Sidney Stanhope - 1808 - 264 pages
..." and in the contrast to his brother, " Proclaims with many a grace, And many a strange contortion of the face, How much a dunce that has been sent to roam Excels a dunce that has been kept at home." At an early hour the party retired to their several apartments ; and while we leave them recovering...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pages
...spread the man ; Returning, he proclaims, by many a grace, By shrugs, and strange contortions of his face, How much a dunce, that has been sent to roam, Excels a dunce that has been kept at home. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace ; We slight th«...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...and spread the man ; Returning he proclaims by many a grace, By shrugs and strange contortions of his face, How much a dunce, that has been sent to roam, Excels a dunce, that has been kept at home. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace ; We slight the precious...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pages
...and spread the man ; Returning he proclaims by many a grace, By shrugs and strange contortions of his face, How much a dunce, that has been sent to roam, Excels a dunce, that has been kept at home. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace; We slight the precious...
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Table Talk, and Other Poems

William Cowper - 1817 - 234 pages
...and spread the man ; Returning he proclaims by many a grace, By shrugs and strange contortions of his face, How much a dunce, that has been sent to roam, Excels a dunce, that has been kept at home. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace ; We slight the precious...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1818 - 314 pages
...and spread the man ; Returning he proclaims by many a grace, By shrugs and strange contortions of his face, How much a dunce, that has been sent to roam, Excels a dunce, that has been kept at home. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exteriour grace : We slight the...
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The Works: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings by Robert Anderson, Volume 6

John Moore - 1820 - 578 pages
...by many a grace, By shrugs and strange contortions of the face, How much a dunce, that has been seat to roam, Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.*...unaltered — in his dress he combined tawdriness with ex•r " Cowper. pense, and he performed his minuet in the most affected manner. As soon as this couple...
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Poems

William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...man ; Returning he proclaims by many a grace, By shrngs and strange contortions of his face, f low much a dunce, that has been sent to roam, Excels a dunce, that has been kept at home. We slight the precious kernel of the stone, And toil to polish its rongh coat alone. A just deportment,...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...spread the man ; Returning, he proclaims by many a grace ; By shrugs and strange contortions of his face, How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, Excels a dunce that has been kept at home. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace ; •t the precious...
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