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Page 27
... with sleeves full long and wide Well could he sit on horse , and fairly ride . He
could songs make , and well endite , Juste , and eke dance , and well pourtray
and write . Courteous he was , lowly and serviceable , And carved for his father ...
... with sleeves full long and wide Well could he sit on horse , and fairly ride . He
could songs make , and well endite , Juste , and eke dance , and well pourtray
and write . Courteous he was , lowly and serviceable , And carved for his father ...
Page 72
Hence vain deluding Joys , The brood of Folly , without father bred , How little you
bested , Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys ? Dwell in some idle brain , And
fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess , As thick and numberless As the gay ...
Hence vain deluding Joys , The brood of Folly , without father bred , How little you
bested , Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys ? Dwell in some idle brain , And
fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess , As thick and numberless As the gay ...
Page 88
... fields , where still doth sway The triple tyrant ; that from these may grow A
hundred fold , who , having learned thy way , TO MR . LAWRENCE . Lawrence ,
of virtuous father 88 MILTON.
... fields , where still doth sway The triple tyrant ; that from these may grow A
hundred fold , who , having learned thy way , TO MR . LAWRENCE . Lawrence ,
of virtuous father 88 MILTON.
Page 89
TO MR . LAWRENCE . Lawrence , of virtuous father , virtuous soli , Now that the
fields are dank , and ways are mire , Where shall we sometimes meet , and by the
fire Help waste a sullen day , what may be won From the hard season gaining ?
TO MR . LAWRENCE . Lawrence , of virtuous father , virtuous soli , Now that the
fields are dank , and ways are mire , Where shall we sometimes meet , and by the
fire Help waste a sullen day , what may be won From the hard season gaining ?
Page 91
0 , source of uncreated light , The Father ' s promised Paraclete ! Thrice holy fount
, thrice holy fire , Our hearts with heavenly love inspire Come , and thy sacred
unction bring To sanctify us while we sing . Thou strength of his Alīnighty hand ...
0 , source of uncreated light , The Father ' s promised Paraclete ! Thrice holy fount
, thrice holy fire , Our hearts with heavenly love inspire Come , and thy sacred
unction bring To sanctify us while we sing . Thou strength of his Alīnighty hand ...
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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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