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O wherefore was my birth from heaven foretold Twice by an Angel , who at last ,
in sight Of both my parents , all in flames ascended From off the altar , where an
offering burned , As in a fiery column charioting His godlike presence , Why was ...
O wherefore was my birth from heaven foretold Twice by an Angel , who at last ,
in sight Of both my parents , all in flames ascended From off the altar , where an
offering burned , As in a fiery column charioting His godlike presence , Why was ...
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Or sight of vernal bloom , or summer's rose , Or flocks , or herds , or human face
divine ; But cloud instead , and ever - during dark Surrounds me , from the
cheerful ways of men Cut off , and for the book of knowledge fair , Presented with
a ...
Or sight of vernal bloom , or summer's rose , Or flocks , or herds , or human face
divine ; But cloud instead , and ever - during dark Surrounds me , from the
cheerful ways of men Cut off , and for the book of knowledge fair , Presented with
a ...
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Mine , as whom washed from spot of child - bed taint Purification in the old law
did save ; And such as yet once more I trust to have Full sight of her in Heaven
without restraint , Came vested all in white , pure as her mind : Her face was
veiled ...
Mine , as whom washed from spot of child - bed taint Purification in the old law
did save ; And such as yet once more I trust to have Full sight of her in Heaven
without restraint , Came vested all in white , pure as her mind : Her face was
veiled ...
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With a Few Introductory Observations George Croly. Thy silver locks , once
auburn bright , Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light ,
My Mary ! For could I view nor them por thee , What sight worth seeing could I see
?
With a Few Introductory Observations George Croly. Thy silver locks , once
auburn bright , Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light ,
My Mary ! For could I view nor them por thee , What sight worth seeing could I see
?
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On the ground His eyes are turned , and , as he moves along , They move along
the ground ; and , evermore , Instead of common and habitual sight Of fields with
rural works , of hill and dale , And the blue sky , one little span of earth 232 ...
On the ground His eyes are turned , and , as he moves along , They move along
the ground ; and , evermore , Instead of common and habitual sight Of fields with
rural works , of hill and dale , And the blue sky , one little span of earth 232 ...
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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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