The Poetical Works: With an Account of the Life and Writings of the AuthorM. & W. Ward, 1811 - 72 pages |
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... o'er ; Hoards after hoards his rising raptures fill , Yet still he sighs , for hoards are wanting still : Thus to my breast alternate passions rise , Pleas'd with each good , that Heaven to man supplies ; Yet oft a sighi prevails , and ...
... o'er ; Hoards after hoards his rising raptures fill , Yet still he sighs , for hoards are wanting still : Thus to my breast alternate passions rise , Pleas'd with each good , that Heaven to man supplies ; Yet oft a sighi prevails , and ...
Page 19
... o'er the mountain's breast May sit , like falcons cowering on the nest ; But all the gentler morals , such as play Thro ' life's more culter'd walks , and charm the way , These , far dispers'd on timorous pinions , fly To sport and ...
... o'er the mountain's breast May sit , like falcons cowering on the nest ; But all the gentler morals , such as play Thro ' life's more culter'd walks , and charm the way , These , far dispers'd on timorous pinions , fly To sport and ...
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... o'er the pile , Sees an amphibious world beneath him smile : The slow canal , the yellow blossom'd vale , The willow - tufted bank , the gliding sail , The crowded mart , the cultivated plain , A new creation rescu'd from his reign ...
... o'er the pile , Sees an amphibious world beneath him smile : The slow canal , the yellow blossom'd vale , The willow - tufted bank , the gliding sail , The crowded mart , the cultivated plain , A new creation rescu'd from his reign ...
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... o'er each bosom Reason holds her state With daring aims irregularly great ; Pride in their port , defiance in their eye , I see the lords of human kind pass by ; Intent on high designs , a thoughtful band , By forms unfashion'd fresh ...
... o'er each bosom Reason holds her state With daring aims irregularly great ; Pride in their port , defiance in their eye , I see the lords of human kind pass by ; Intent on high designs , a thoughtful band , By forms unfashion'd fresh ...
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... o'er thy green , Where humble happiness endear'd each scene ! How often have I paus'd on every charm , The shelter'd cot , the cultivated farm , The never - failing brook , the busy mill , The decent church that topt the neighboring ...
... o'er thy green , Where humble happiness endear'd each scene ! How often have I paus'd on every charm , The shelter'd cot , the cultivated farm , The never - failing brook , the busy mill , The decent church that topt the neighboring ...
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