The Poetical Works: With an Account of the Life and Writings of the AuthorM. & W. Ward, 1811 - 72 pages |
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... wilds impart , Imprints the patriot passion on his heart ; And e'en those ills that round his mansion rise , Enhance ... wild excess the vulgar breast takes fire , Till , buried in debauch , the bliss expire . But not their joys alone ...
... wilds impart , Imprints the patriot passion on his heart ; And e'en those ills that round his mansion rise , Enhance ... wild excess the vulgar breast takes fire , Till , buried in debauch , the bliss expire . But not their joys alone ...
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... wild Oswego spreads her swamps around , And Niagara stuns with thund'ring sound ? Even now , perhaps , as there some pilgrim strays Thro ' tangled forests , and thro ' dangerous ways , Where beasts with man divided empire claim , And ...
... wild Oswego spreads her swamps around , And Niagara stuns with thund'ring sound ? Even now , perhaps , as there some pilgrim strays Thro ' tangled forests , and thro ' dangerous ways , Where beasts with man divided empire claim , And ...
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... wild ; There , where a few torn shrubs the place disclose , The village - preacher's modest mansion rose . A man he was , to all the country dear , And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race ...
... wild ; There , where a few torn shrubs the place disclose , The village - preacher's modest mansion rose . A man he was , to all the country dear , And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race ...
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... wild Altama murmurs to their wo . Far different there from all that charm'd before , The various terrors of that horrid shore : Those blazing suns that dart a downward ray , And fiercely shed intolerable day ; Those matted woods where ...
... wild Altama murmurs to their wo . Far different there from all that charm'd before , The various terrors of that horrid shore : Those blazing suns that dart a downward ray , And fiercely shed intolerable day ; Those matted woods where ...
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... wild fowl of excellent flavor , And Dick with his pepper shall heighten the savor : Our Cumberland's¶ sweet - bread its place shall obtain , And Douglas ** is pudding , substantial and plain : Our Garrick'stt a salad ; for in him we see ...
... wild fowl of excellent flavor , And Dick with his pepper shall heighten the savor : Our Cumberland's¶ sweet - bread its place shall obtain , And Douglas ** is pudding , substantial and plain : Our Garrick'stt a salad ; for in him we see ...
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