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Thine , Freedom , thine , the blessings pictured here , Thine are those charms
that dazzle and endear ; Too blest indeed were such without alloy , But , foster'd e
'en by Freedom , ills annoy ; That independence Britons prize too high , Keeps ...
Thine , Freedom , thine , the blessings pictured here , Thine are those charms
that dazzle and endear ; Too blest indeed were such without alloy , But , foster'd e
'en by Freedom , ills annoy ; That independence Britons prize too high , Keeps ...
Page 165
The bashful virgin's side - long looks of love , The matron's glance that would
those looks reprove : These were thy charms , sweet village ! sports like these ,
With sweet succession , taught e'en toil to please ; These round thy bowers their ...
The bashful virgin's side - long looks of love , The matron's glance that would
those looks reprove : These were thy charms , sweet village ! sports like these ,
With sweet succession , taught e'en toil to please ; These round thy bowers their ...
Page 173
As some fair female , unadorned and plain , Secure to please while youth
confirms her reign , Slights every borrowed charm that dress supplies , Nor
shares with art the triumph of her eyes ; But when those charms are past , for
charms are frail ...
As some fair female , unadorned and plain , Secure to please while youth
confirms her reign , Slights every borrowed charm that dress supplies , Nor
shares with art the triumph of her eyes ; But when those charms are past , for
charms are frail ...
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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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