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The triumphant periods of nations have this excellence of Nature - opulence ,
arms , and intellect flourish at the same tine : the vegetation of the imperial tree is
urged at once through all the extremities , and throws out its vigour alike in
branch ...
The triumphant periods of nations have this excellence of Nature - opulence ,
arms , and intellect flourish at the same tine : the vegetation of the imperial tree is
urged at once through all the extremities , and throws out its vigour alike in
branch ...
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court of Elizabeth , and was led there by Sydney , the very genius of romance and
heroism . He next visited the Continent , then vivid with arts and arms ; and , as
the envoy of Lord Leicester , visited it in a rank which gave him the most fortunate
...
court of Elizabeth , and was led there by Sydney , the very genius of romance and
heroism . He next visited the Continent , then vivid with arts and arms ; and , as
the envoy of Lord Leicester , visited it in a rank which gave him the most fortunate
...
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A round head had he , with a brown visage ; Of wood craft knew he well all the
usage ; Upon his arm he bare a gay bracer , And by his side a sword and buckler
, And on that other side a gay dagger , Harnessed well , and sharp as point of ...
A round head had he , with a brown visage ; Of wood craft knew he well all the
usage ; Upon his arm he bare a gay bracer , And by his side a sword and buckler
, And on that other side a gay dagger , Harnessed well , and sharp as point of ...
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Full handsome was her cloak , as I was ' ware Of small coral about her arm she
bare A pair of beads , gauded all with green ; . And thereon hung a broach of
gold full shene , On which was first ywritten a crowned A , And after , Amor vincit ...
Full handsome was her cloak , as I was ' ware Of small coral about her arm she
bare A pair of beads , gauded all with green ; . And thereon hung a broach of
gold full shene , On which was first ywritten a crowned A , And after , Amor vincit ...
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His limbs were great , his sinews hard and strong , His shoulders broad , his arms
were round and long ; And , as the manner was in his countree , Full high upon a
car of gold stood he , Drawen by four bulls of milk - white hue . And in the place ...
His limbs were great , his sinews hard and strong , His shoulders broad , his arms
were round and long ; And , as the manner was in his countree , Full high upon a
car of gold stood he , Drawen by four bulls of milk - white hue . And in the place ...
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| Title | The Beauties of the British Poets, with a Few Introductory Observations |
| Author | George Croly |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson, 1857 |
| Length | 395 pages |
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