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Page 143
ODE ON A DISTANT PROSPECT OF ETON COLLEGE Ye distant spires , ye
antique towers , That crown the watery glade , Where grateful science still adores
Her Henry's holy shade ; And ye that from the stately brow Of Windsor's heights
the ...
ODE ON A DISTANT PROSPECT OF ETON COLLEGE Ye distant spires , ye
antique towers , That crown the watery glade , Where grateful science still adores
Her Henry's holy shade ; And ye that from the stately brow Of Windsor's heights
the ...
Page 164
How often have I paused on every charm , The sheltered cot , the cultivated farm ,
The never failing brook , the busy mill , The decent church that topped the
neighbouring hill , The hawthorn bush , with seats beneath the shade , For talking
age ...
How often have I paused on every charm , The sheltered cot , the cultivated farm ,
The never failing brook , the busy mill , The decent church that topped the
neighbouring hill , The hawthorn bush , with seats beneath the shade , For talking
age ...
Page 167
How happy he who crowns , in shades like these , A youth of labour with an age
of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try , And , since ' tis hard to
combat , learns to fly ! For him no wretches , born to work and weep , Explore the
...
How happy he who crowns , in shades like these , A youth of labour with an age
of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try , And , since ' tis hard to
combat , learns to fly ! For him no wretches , born to work and weep , Explore the
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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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