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He retired from active life ; from the pleasures of general society , which he must
have been eminently capable of enjoying ; and from authorship , a still severer
sacrifice ; while he was yet in the prime of years ; and gave himself up to the quiet
...
He retired from active life ; from the pleasures of general society , which he must
have been eminently capable of enjoying ; and from authorship , a still severer
sacrifice ; while he was yet in the prime of years ; and gave himself up to the quiet
...
Page 129
... of his stormy seas , And his long nights of revelry and ease : The naked negro ,
panting at the line , Boasts of his golden sands , and palmy wine , Basks in the
glare , or stems the tepid wave , And thanks his gods for all the good they gave .
... of his stormy seas , And his long nights of revelry and ease : The naked negro ,
panting at the line , Boasts of his golden sands , and palmy wine , Basks in the
glare , or stems the tepid wave , And thanks his gods for all the good they gave .
Page 140
A time there was , ere England's griefs began , When every rood of ground
maintained its man ; For him light Labour spread her wholesome store , Just gave
what life required , but gave no more : His best companions , innocence and
health ...
A time there was , ere England's griefs began , When every rood of ground
maintained its man ; For him light Labour spread her wholesome store , Just gave
what life required , but gave no more : His best companions , innocence and
health ...
Page 144
Pleased with his guest , the good man learned to glow , And quite forgot their
vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan , His pity gave ere
charity began . Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride , And even his failings
...
Pleased with his guest , the good man learned to glow , And quite forgot their
vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan , His pity gave ere
charity began . Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride , And even his failings
...
Page 245
... long past , of joy and pain , Came wildering o'er his aged brainHe tried to tune
his harp in vain . The pitying duchess praised its chime , And gave him heart ,
and gave him time , Till every string's according glee Was blended into harmony .
... long past , of joy and pain , Came wildering o'er his aged brainHe tried to tune
his harp in vain . The pitying duchess praised its chime , And gave him heart ,
and gave him time , Till every string's according glee Was blended into harmony .
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| Title | The Beauties of the British Poets: With a Few Introductory Observations |
| Author | George Croly |
| Editor | George Croly |
| Publisher | R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside ; and sold by L.B. Seeley and Sons, 1828 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 4 Feb 2015 |
| Length | 367 pages |
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