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Page 140
... And the long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall , And , trembling , shrinking
from the spoiler's hand , Far , far away thy children leave the land . Ill fares the
land , to hastening ills a prey , Where wealth accumulates , and men decay ;
Princes ...
... And the long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall , And , trembling , shrinking
from the spoiler's hand , Far , far away thy children leave the land . Ill fares the
land , to hastening ills a prey , Where wealth accumulates , and men decay ;
Princes ...
Page 148
While thus the land , adorned for pleasure all , In barren splendour feebly waits
the fall . As some fair female , unadorned and plain , Secure to please while
youth confirms her reign , Slights every borrowed charm that dress supplies , Nor
...
While thus the land , adorned for pleasure all , In barren splendour feebly waits
the fall . As some fair female , unadorned and plain , Secure to please while
youth confirms her reign , Slights every borrowed charm that dress supplies , Nor
...
Page 188
He travels and expatiates ; as the bee From flower to flower , so he from land to
land ; The manners , customs , policy of all Pay contribution to the store he gleans
; He sucks intelligence in every clime , And spreads the honey of his deep ...
He travels and expatiates ; as the bee From flower to flower , so he from land to
land ; The manners , customs , policy of all Pay contribution to the store he gleans
; He sucks intelligence in every clime , And spreads the honey of his deep ...
Page 325
Know ye Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are emblems of deeds
that are done in their clime , Where the rage of the vulture , the love of the turtle ,
Now melt into sorrow , now madden to crime ? the land of the cedar and vine ...
Know ye Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are emblems of deeds
that are done in their clime , Where the rage of the vulture , the love of the turtle ,
Now melt into sorrow , now madden to crime ? the land of the cedar and vine ...
Page 354
And fountains sparkle in the arid sands , And timbrels ring in maidens ' glancing
hands , And marble cities crown the laughing lands , And pillared temples rise thy
name to bless . O'er Judah's land thy thunders broke , O Lord , The chariots ...
And fountains sparkle in the arid sands , And timbrels ring in maidens ' glancing
hands , And marble cities crown the laughing lands , And pillared temples rise thy
name to bless . O'er Judah's land thy thunders broke , O Lord , The chariots ...
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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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