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Page 174
... her head , And , pinched with cold , and shrinking from th . shower With heavy
heart deplores that luckless hour When idly first , ambitious of the town , She left
her wheel and robes of country broy Do thine , sweet Auburn , thine , the lovelies
.
... her head , And , pinched with cold , and shrinking from th . shower With heavy
heart deplores that luckless hour When idly first , ambitious of the town , She left
her wheel and robes of country broy Do thine , sweet Auburn , thine , the lovelies
.
Page 326
I may be cold — may want that glow Of high romance , which bards should know
That holy homage , which is felt In treading where the great have dweltThis
reverence , whatso'er it be , I fear , I feel I have it not , For here , at this still hour ,
to me ...
I may be cold — may want that glow Of high romance , which bards should know
That holy homage , which is felt In treading where the great have dweltThis
reverence , whatso'er it be , I fear , I feel I have it not , For here , at this still hour ,
to me ...
Page 348
For in unholy usage ; they raked up , And shivering , scraped with their cold
skeleton hands The feeble ashes , and their feeble breath Blew for a little life ,
and made a flame Which was a mockery ; then they lifted up Their eyes as it grew
lighter ...
For in unholy usage ; they raked up , And shivering , scraped with their cold
skeleton hands The feeble ashes , and their feeble breath Blew for a little life ,
and made a flame Which was a mockery ; then they lifted up Their eyes as it grew
lighter ...
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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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