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Did hang upon the ragged , rocky knees ; On which had many wretches hanged
been , Whose carcases were scattered on the green , And thrown about the cliffs .
Arrived there , That bare - head Knight , for dread and doleful teene , Would fain ...
Did hang upon the ragged , rocky knees ; On which had many wretches hanged
been , Whose carcases were scattered on the green , And thrown about the cliffs .
Arrived there , That bare - head Knight , for dread and doleful teene , Would fain ...
Page 95
On rifted rocks , the dragon's late abodes , The green reed trembles , and the
bulrush nods . Waste , sandy valleys , once perplexed with thorn , The spiry fir
and shapely box adorn : To leafless shrubs the flowery palm succeed , And
odorous ...
On rifted rocks , the dragon's late abodes , The green reed trembles , and the
bulrush nods . Waste , sandy valleys , once perplexed with thorn , The spiry fir
and shapely box adorn : To leafless shrubs the flowery palm succeed , And
odorous ...
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And torn green gown loose hanging at her back , One who an infant in her arms
sustains , And seems in patience striving with her pains ; Pinched are her looks ,
as one who pines for bread , Whose cares are growing and whose hopes are ...
And torn green gown loose hanging at her back , One who an infant in her arms
sustains , And seems in patience striving with her pains ; Pinched are her looks ,
as one who pines for bread , Whose cares are growing and whose hopes are ...
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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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