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... plain from his excellent account in The Bee of Mademoiselle Clairon , whom he had seen at Paris , and from his sensible notes in the same periodical on " gestic lore " as exhibited on the English stage . In his Polite Learning in Europe ...
... plain from his excellent account in The Bee of Mademoiselle Clairon , whom he had seen at Paris , and from his sensible notes in the same periodical on " gestic lore " as exhibited on the English stage . In his Polite Learning in Europe ...
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... plain forsaken lies , A weary waste expanding to the skies : Where'er I roam , whatever realms to see , My heart untravell'd fondly turns to thee ; Still to my Brother turns , with ceaseless pain , And drags at each remove a lengthening ...
... plain forsaken lies , A weary waste expanding to the skies : Where'er I roam , whatever realms to see , My heart untravell'd fondly turns to thee ; Still to my Brother turns , with ceaseless pain , And drags at each remove a lengthening ...
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... plains , extending wide , The pomp of kings , the shepherd's humbler pride . When thus Creation's charms around combine , Amidst the store , should thankless pride repine ? Say , should the philosophic mind disdain That good , which ...
... plains , extending wide , The pomp of kings , the shepherd's humbler pride . When thus Creation's charms around combine , Amidst the store , should thankless pride repine ? Say , should the philosophic mind disdain That good , which ...
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... plain , A new creation rescu'd from his reign . Thus , while around the wave - subjected soil Impels the native to repeated toil , Industrious habits in each bosom reign , And industry begets a love of gain . Hence all the good from ...
... plain , A new creation rescu'd from his reign . Thus , while around the wave - subjected soil Impels the native to repeated toil , Industrious habits in each bosom reign , And industry begets a love of gain . Hence all the good from ...
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Oliver Goldsmith. THE DESERTED VILLAGE SWEET Auburn ! loveliest village of the plain , Where health and plenty cheer'd the labouring swain , Where smiling spring its earliest visit paid , And parting summer's lingering blooms delay'd ...
Oliver Goldsmith. THE DESERTED VILLAGE SWEET Auburn ! loveliest village of the plain , Where health and plenty cheer'd the labouring swain , Where smiling spring its earliest visit paid , And parting summer's lingering blooms delay'd ...
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