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Page 114
... a waste of snow , And farthest Greenland , to the pole itself , Where , failing
gradual , life at length goes out , The Muse expands her solitary flight ; And ,
hovering o'er the wild stupendous scene , Beholds new scenes beneath another
sky .
... a waste of snow , And farthest Greenland , to the pole itself , Where , failing
gradual , life at length goes out , The Muse expands her solitary flight ; And ,
hovering o'er the wild stupendous scene , Beholds new scenes beneath another
sky .
Page 118
O lead my mind , ( A mind that fain would wander from its wo , ) Lead it through
various scenes of life and death , And from each scene the noblest truths inspire .
Nor less inspire my conduct than my song ; Teach my best reason , reason ; my ...
O lead my mind , ( A mind that fain would wander from its wo , ) Lead it through
various scenes of life and death , And from each scene the noblest truths inspire .
Nor less inspire my conduct than my song ; Teach my best reason , reason ; my ...
Page 174
Sure scenes like these no troubles e'er annny ! Sure these denote ... To distant
climes , a dreary scene , Where half the convex world intrudes between , Through
torrid tracts with fainting steps they go Where wild Altama murinurs to their wo .
Sure scenes like these no troubles e'er annny ! Sure these denote ... To distant
climes , a dreary scene , Where half the convex world intrudes between , Through
torrid tracts with fainting steps they go Where wild Altama murinurs to their wo .
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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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