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And all about old stocks and stubs of trees , Whereon nor fruit nor leaf was ever
seen , Did hang upon the ragged rocky knees ; On which had many wretches
hanged been , Whose carcases were scattered on the green , And thrown about
the ...
And all about old stocks and stubs of trees , Whereon nor fruit nor leaf was ever
seen , Did hang upon the ragged rocky knees ; On which had many wretches
hanged been , Whose carcases were scattered on the green , And thrown about
the ...
Page 105
The oak - crowned Sisters , and their chaste - eyed Queen , Satyrs and Sylvan
Boys were seen , Peeping from forth their alleys green : Brown Exercise rejoiced
to hear ; And Sport leaped up , and seized his beechen spear . Last came Joy's ...
The oak - crowned Sisters , and their chaste - eyed Queen , Satyrs and Sylvan
Boys were seen , Peeping from forth their alleys green : Brown Exercise rejoiced
to hear ; And Sport leaped up , and seized his beechen spear . Last came Joy's ...
Page 209
Now , through the lane , up hill , and cross the green , Seen by but few , and
blushing to be seen , Dejected , thoughtful , anxious , and afraid , Led by the lover
, walked the silent maid : Slow through the meadows roved they , many a mile ...
Now , through the lane , up hill , and cross the green , Seen by but few , and
blushing to be seen , Dejected , thoughtful , anxious , and afraid , Led by the lover
, walked the silent maid : Slow through the meadows roved they , many a mile ...
Page 222
... in menacing act : below Loose flowed her raiment , but her breast was armed ,
And helmeted her head . The Moor turned pale ; For on the walls of Auria he had
seen That well - known figure , and had well believed She rested with the dead .
... in menacing act : below Loose flowed her raiment , but her breast was armed ,
And helmeted her head . The Moor turned pale ; For on the walls of Auria he had
seen That well - known figure , and had well believed She rested with the dead .
Page 359
I do not think , where'er thou art , Thou hast forgotten me ; And I , perhaps , may
sooth this heart , In thinking too of thee : Yet there was round thee such a dawn Of
light ne'er seen before , As fancy never could have drawn , And never can ...
I do not think , where'er thou art , Thou hast forgotten me ; And I , perhaps , may
sooth this heart , In thinking too of thee : Yet there was round thee such a dawn Of
light ne'er seen before , As fancy never could have drawn , And never can ...
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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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