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... little on circumstances ; and , lastly , by elegant turns on the words , which render the numbers extremely sweet and pleasing . As for the numbers themselves , though they are properly of the heroic measure , they should be the PASTORALS .
... little on circumstances ; and , lastly , by elegant turns on the words , which render the numbers extremely sweet and pleasing . As for the numbers themselves , though they are properly of the heroic measure , they should be the PASTORALS .
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... turn the furrow'd plain . Here the bright crocus and blue violet glow ; Here western winds on breathing roses blow ... turns the muses sing ; Now hawthorns blossom , now the daisies spring , Now leaves the trees , and flowers adorn the ...
... turn the furrow'd plain . Here the bright crocus and blue violet glow ; Here western winds on breathing roses blow ... turns the muses sing ; Now hawthorns blossom , now the daisies spring , Now leaves the trees , and flowers adorn the ...
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... turn to the passages of Isaiah , here cited . ( g ) Ch . lx . ver . 1 . ( s ) Ch . lx . ver . 3 . ( u ) Ch . lx . ver . 19 , 20 . ( r ) Ch . Ix . ver . 4 . ( t ) Ch . lx . ver . 6 . ( v ) Ch . li . ver . 6. and ch . liv . ver . 10 ...
... turn to the passages of Isaiah , here cited . ( g ) Ch . lx . ver . 1 . ( s ) Ch . lx . ver . 3 . ( u ) Ch . lx . ver . 19 , 20 . ( r ) Ch . Ix . ver . 4 . ( t ) Ch . lx . ver . 6 . ( v ) Ch . li . ver . 6. and ch . liv . ver . 10 ...
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... turn'd his azure eyes Where Windsor - domes and pompous turrets rise ; Then bow'd , and spoke ; the winds forget to roar , And the hush'd waves glide softly to the shore : Hail , sacred peace ! hail , long - expected days , That ...
... turn'd his azure eyes Where Windsor - domes and pompous turrets rise ; Then bow'd , and spoke ; the winds forget to roar , And the hush'd waves glide softly to the shore : Hail , sacred peace ! hail , long - expected days , That ...
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... turns his eyes : Again she falls , again she dies , she dies ! How wilt thou now the fatal sisters move ? No crime was thine , if ' tis no crime to love . Now under hanging mountains , Beside the falls of fountains , Or where Hebrus ...
... turns his eyes : Again she falls , again she dies , she dies ! How wilt thou now the fatal sisters move ? No crime was thine , if ' tis no crime to love . Now under hanging mountains , Beside the falls of fountains , Or where Hebrus ...
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