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... in the chace , A bold - rider , no better in that place , A manly man , to be an
Abbot able , Full many a daintie horse had he in stable , And when he rode , men
might his bridle hear Gingling in a whistling wind , as clear , And 3 * CHAUCER.
... in the chace , A bold - rider , no better in that place , A manly man , to be an
Abbot able , Full many a daintie horse had he in stable , And when he rode , men
might his bridle hear Gingling in a whistling wind , as clear , And 3 * CHAUCER.
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... And there such ghastly noise of iron chains , And brazen cauldrons thou shalt
rumbling hear , Which thousand spirits , with long enduring pains , Do toss , that
will stun thy feeble brains ; And oftentimes great groans and grievous stounids .
... And there such ghastly noise of iron chains , And brazen cauldrons thou shalt
rumbling hear , Which thousand spirits , with long enduring pains , Do toss , that
will stun thy feeble brains ; And oftentimes great groans and grievous stounids .
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... yet a precious jewel in his head ; And this our life , exempt from public haunt ,
Finds tongues in trees , books in the running brooks . Sermons in stones , and
good in every thing . MUSIC . I am never merry when I hear sweet
SHAKESPEARE ...
... yet a precious jewel in his head ; And this our life , exempt from public haunt ,
Finds tongues in trees , books in the running brooks . Sermons in stones , and
good in every thing . MUSIC . I am never merry when I hear sweet
SHAKESPEARE ...
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I am never merry when I hear sweet inusic . The reason is , your spirits are
attentive : For do but note a wild and wanton herd , Or race of youthful and
unhandled colts , Fetching mad bounds , bellowing , and neighing loud , Which is
the hot ...
I am never merry when I hear sweet inusic . The reason is , your spirits are
attentive : For do but note a wild and wanton herd , Or race of youthful and
unhandled colts , Fetching mad bounds , bellowing , and neighing loud , Which is
the hot ...
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... smallest orb , which thou behold ' st , But in his motion like an angel sings , Still
quiring to the young - eyed cherubims : Such harmony is in immortal souls ; But ,
whilst this muddy vesture of decay Doth grossly close it in , we cannot hear it .
... smallest orb , which thou behold ' st , But in his motion like an angel sings , Still
quiring to the young - eyed cherubims : Such harmony is in immortal souls ; But ,
whilst this muddy vesture of decay Doth grossly close it in , we cannot hear it .
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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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