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Page 25
And shortly , when the sun was gone to rest So had I spoken with them every one
, That I was of their fellowship anoni , And made agreement early for to rise , - - - -
- - - - To take CHAUCER From the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
And shortly , when the sun was gone to rest So had I spoken with them every one
, That I was of their fellowship anoni , And made agreement early for to rise , - - - -
- - - - To take CHAUCER From the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
Page 54
... more be heard - say , I taught thee , - - - Say , Wolsey , that once trod the ways
of glory , And sounded all the depths and shoals of honour , Found thee a way ,
out of his wreck , to rise in ; A sure and safe one , though thy master missed it .
... more be heard - say , I taught thee , - - - Say , Wolsey , that once trod the ways
of glory , And sounded all the depths and shoals of honour , Found thee a way ,
out of his wreck , to rise in ; A sure and safe one , though thy master missed it .
Page 68
... To hear the lark begin his flight And singing startle the dull night , From his
watch - tower in the skies , Till the dappled dawn doth rise ; Then to come in spite
of sorrow , And at my window bid good morrow , Through the sweet briar or the
vine ...
... To hear the lark begin his flight And singing startle the dull night , From his
watch - tower in the skies , Till the dappled dawn doth rise ; Then to come in spite
of sorrow , And at my window bid good morrow , Through the sweet briar or the
vine ...
Page 89
What neat repast shall feast us , light and choice Of Attic taste , with wine ,
whence we may rise To hear the lute well touched , or artful voice Warble
immortal notes and Tuscan air ; He who of these delights can judge , and spare
To interpose ...
What neat repast shall feast us , light and choice Of Attic taste , with wine ,
whence we may rise To hear the lute well touched , or artful voice Warble
immortal notes and Tuscan air ; He who of these delights can judge , and spare
To interpose ...
Page 93
All crimes shall cease , and ancient frauds shall fail ; Returning Justice lift aloft
her scale : Peace o ' er the world her olive wand extend , And white - robed
Innocence from heaven descend - - Swift fly the years , and rise the expected
morn ...
All crimes shall cease , and ancient frauds shall fail ; Returning Justice lift aloft
her scale : Peace o ' er the world her olive wand extend , And white - robed
Innocence from heaven descend - - Swift fly the years , and rise the expected
morn ...
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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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