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" Death alone that can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent that they are but abjects, and humbles them at the instant; makes them cry, complain, and repent, yea, even to hate their forepassed happiness. "
The Life of John Buncle, Esq: By Thomas Amory... - Page 225
by Thomas Amory - 1825
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An Anthology of English Prose: (1332 to 1740)

Annie Barnett, Lucy Dale - 1912 - 268 pages
...instant ; makes them crie, complaine, and repent ; yea, even to hate their forepassed happinesse. He takes the account of the rich, and proves him a beggar...a naked beggar, which hath interest in nothing but in the gravell that fills his mouth. He holds a glasse before the eyes of the most beautiful!, and...
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An Outline of the History of English Literature ...: The Renaissance

Ernesto Cesare Longobardi - 1913 - 270 pages
...instant ; makes them crie, complaine, and repent ; yea, even to hate their fore-passed happinesse. He takes the account of the rich and proves him a beggar...a naked beggar which hath interest in nothing but in the gravell that fils his mouth. He holds a glasse before the eyes of the most beautifull, and makes...
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Sir Walter Ralegh: "the Shepherd of the Ocean;" Selections from His Poetry ...

Sir Walter Raleigh - 1916 - 146 pages
...at the instant, makes them cry, complain, and repent, yea, even to hate their forepast happiness. He takes the. account of the rich, and proves him a beggar,...a naked beggar, which hath interest in nothing but in the gravel that fills his mouth. He holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes...
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The Great Tradition: A Book of Selections from English and American Prose ...

Edwin Greenlaw, James Holly Hanford - 1919 - 712 pages
...at the instant, makes them cry, complain, and repent, yea, even to hate their forepast happiness. He st potent of in the gravel that fills his mouth. He holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes...
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Proceedings of the State Literary and Historical Association of North Carolina

North Carolina Literary and Historical Association - 1919 - 172 pages
...at the instant, makes them cry, complain, and repent, yea, even to hate their forepast happiness. He takes the account of the rich, and proves him a beggar,...a naked beggar, which hath interest in nothing but in the gravel that fills his mouth. He holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes...
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A Treasury of English Prose

Logan Pearsall Smith - 1920 - 272 pages
...the instant; makes them cry, complain, and repent, yea, even to hate their forepassed happiness. He takes the account of the rich, and proves him a beggar;...a naked beggar, which hath interest in nothing but in the gravel that fills his mouth. He holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes...
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Letters to My Grandson on the Glory of English Prose

Stephen Coleridge - 1922 - 138 pages
...instant ; makes them cry, complain and repent ; yea, even to hate their fore-passed happiness. " He takes account of the rich, and proves him a beggar ; a naked beggar which hath interest in nothing but in the gravel that fills his mouth. He holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful and makes...
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The Glory of English Prose: Letters to My Grandson

Stephen Coleridge - 1922 - 256 pages
...instant; makes them cry, complain and repent; yea, even to hate their fore-passed happiness. "He takes account of the rich, and proves him a beggar; a naked beggar which hath interest in nothing but in the gravel that fills his mouth. He holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful and makes...
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English Literature: With Illustrations from Poetry and Prose

Geraldine Emma Hodgson - 1923 - 328 pages
...at the instant, makes them cry, complain and repent, yea, even to hate their forepast happiness. He takes the account of the rich, and proves him a beggar,...a naked beggar, which hath interest in nothing but in the gravel that fills his mouth. He holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes...
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The Chobham Book of English Prose

Stephen Coleridge - 1923 - 290 pages
...; makes them cry, complain, and repent ; yea, even to hate their fore-passed happiness. " He takes account of the rich, and proves him a beggar ; a naked beggar which hath interest in nothing but in the gravel that fills his mouth. He holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful and makes...
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