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" And each true Briton is to Ben so civil, He swears the Muses met him at the Devil. Tho' justly Greece her eldest sons admires, Why should not we be wiser than our sires? "
The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events - Page 123
by Leigh Hunt - 1907 - 527 pages
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 77-78

John Bell - 1796 - 480 pages
...quote. One likes no language but the Fairy yueen ; A Scot will fight for Christ's Kirk o' the Green; 40 And each true Briton is to Ben so civil, * He swears the Muses met him at The Devil. Tho' justly 3 Greece her eldest sons admires, Why should not we be wiser than our sires ? Cietera nequaquam...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 5

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...quote. One likes no language but the Faery Queen ; A Scot will fight for Christ's Kirk o' the Green ; 40 And each true Briton is to Ben. so civil, He swears the Muses met him at The Devil. Tho' justly Greece her eldest sons admires, Why should not we be wiser than our sires ? * Te nostris...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...quote. One likes no language hut the Faery Queen; A Scot will fight for Christ's Kirk o' the Green ; And each true Briton is to Ben so civil, He swears the muses met him at the Devil. Though justly Greece her eldest sons admires, Why should uot we he wiser than our sires? In every public...
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections ..., Volume 2

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...One likes no language but the "Faery Queen ; A Scot will fight for Cbrist's Kirk ii' the Green ; 40 And each true Briton is to Ben so civil, He swears the Muses met him at the Devil. Though justly Greece her eldest sons admires, Why should not we he 'wiser than our sires? In every...
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The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill, Volume 40

John Bell - 1807 - 564 pages
...quote. One likes no language but the Fairy Queen ; A Scot will fight for Christ's Kirk o' the Green; 10 And each true Briton is to Ben so civil, He swears the Muses met him at The Devil. Though justly Greece her eldest sons admires, Wby should not we be wiser than our sires ? IrI ev'ry...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes. Collated ..., Volumes 3-4

Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...quote. One likes no language but the Faery Queen ; A Scot will fight for Christ's Kirk o' the Green ; And each true Briton is to Ben so civil, He swears the Muses met him at the Devil. Though justly Greece her eldest sons admires, Why should not we be wiser than our sires ? In every...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 606 pages
...quote : One likes no language hut the Fairy Queen ; AScot will fight for Christ's kirk o'er the Green* ound. And yon deep death-belt's groaning sound Renew my mind's oppressive gloom, T Tho' justly Greece her eldest sons admires, Why should not we be wiser than ovr sires f In ev'ry public...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 12

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 548 pages
...quote : One likes no language but the Faery Queen; A Scot will fight for Christ's Kirk o' the Green; And each true Briton is to Ben so civil, ' He swears the Muses meet him at the Devil. Though justly 'Greece her eldest sons admires, Why should not we be wiser than...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...: One likes no language but the Fairy Queen ; A Scot will fight for Christ's Kirk of the Green ; 40 And each true Briton is to Ben so civil, He swears the muses met him at the Devil. Tho' justly Greece her eldest sons admires, Why should not we be wiser than our sires ? In VER. 40....
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author

Alexander Pope - 1849 - 642 pages
...language hut 1he Fairy Queen : A Scut will fight for Christ's Kirk o' the Green; And each true Brilon is to Ben so civil, He swears the Muses met him at the Devil. Though justly Greece her eldest sons admires, Why should nox we he wiser than oor sires ? In every...
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