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It was neceffary to fix attention; and the mind can be captivated only by recolleflion, or by cu - riofity; by reviving former thoughts, or im - preffing new: fentences were readier at his call than images; he could more eafily fill the ear with fome fplendid novelty, than awaken thofe ideas that flumber in the heart.
The Lives of the English Poets: and a criticism on their works 1795
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And lull myfterious monks to flumber in tlieir celL IV.
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In midnight dreams when wakeful fancy keeps I dcareft thoozhts, and ev*n in flumber weeps, iana'a felf theS: mournful ftrains infpir'd, nA Cupid when 1 wak'd, my genius fir'd. letkiaks, ev'n now, his piercing arrows move iy tender breaft, and fpread the pains of love. ike noe beware, unhappy as thou art!
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And hufh'd with buzzing night-flies to thy flumber;
The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of ... 1793
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Having thus determined, her mind gradually be - came more tranquil, and her fpirits being quite exhaufted, fhe funk into flumber.
Celestina: A Novel. In Four Volumes. By Charlotte Smith. ... ... 1791
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For cumbent ftieep; from broken flumber oft They rife benumb'd, and vainly ihift the couch;
The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical 1790
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In early days did not my wondering fenfe Their fecrets oft reveal: oft my rais'd ear In flumber felt their mufic: oft at noon Or hour of funfet, by fome lonely ftream.
The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical 1790
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And lull myfterious monks to flumber in their cell.
The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical 1790
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Such is her flumber; and her vengeance _/2 it only thus, but nmji be fo.
The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical 1790
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* 'A little more fleep, and a little more flumber;' *
The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical 1790
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