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... A cristofre on his breast of silver shene ; An horn he bare , the baudrick was of
green . A forester was he soothly I guess . There also was a Nun , a Prioress ,
That in her smiling was full simple and.coy ; ller greatest oath was but by Saint
Eloy ...
... A cristofre on his breast of silver shene ; An horn he bare , the baudrick was of
green . A forester was he soothly I guess . There also was a Nun , a Prioress ,
That in her smiling was full simple and.coy ; ller greatest oath was but by Saint
Eloy ...
Page 123
O ! he will tell thee that the wealth of worlds Should ne'er seduce his bosom to
forego That sacred hour , when stealing from the noise Of care and envy , sweet
remembrance soothes With virtue's kindest looks his aching breast And turns his
...
O ! he will tell thee that the wealth of worlds Should ne'er seduce his bosom to
forego That sacred hour , when stealing from the noise Of care and envy , sweet
remembrance soothes With virtue's kindest looks his aching breast And turns his
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Page 158
Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms , And dear that hill which lifts him to
the storms ; And as a child , when scaring sounds molest , Clings close and
closer to the mother's breast ; So the loud torrent , and the whirlwind's roar , But
bind ...
Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms , And dear that hill which lifts him to
the storms ; And as a child , when scaring sounds molest , Clings close and
closer to the mother's breast ; So the loud torrent , and the whirlwind's roar , But
bind ...
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| Title | The Beauties of the British Poets: With a Few Introductory Observations... |
| Author | George Croly |
| Compiled by | George Croly |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1849 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 395 pages |
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