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Thine , Freedom , thine , the blessings pictured here , Thine are those charms
that dazzle and endear ; Too blest indeed were such without alloy , But , foster'd e
'en by Freedom , ills annoy ; That independence Britons prize too high , Keeps ...
Thine , Freedom , thine , the blessings pictured here , Thine are those charms
that dazzle and endear ; Too blest indeed were such without alloy , But , foster'd e
'en by Freedom , ills annoy ; That independence Britons prize too high , Keeps ...
Page 149
Ah ! turn thine eyes Where the poor houseless shivering female lies : She once ,
perhaps , in village plenty blessed , Has wept at tales of innocence distressed ;
Her modest looks the cottage might adorn , Sweet as the primrose peeps
beneath ...
Ah ! turn thine eyes Where the poor houseless shivering female lies : She once ,
perhaps , in village plenty blessed , Has wept at tales of innocence distressed ;
Her modest looks the cottage might adorn , Sweet as the primrose peeps
beneath ...
Page 175
Admitted once to his embrace , Thou shalt perceive that thou wast blind before :
Thine eye shall be instructed ; and thine heart Made pure , shall relish with divine
delight , Till then unfelt , what hands divine have wrought . Brutes graze the ...
Admitted once to his embrace , Thou shalt perceive that thou wast blind before :
Thine eye shall be instructed ; and thine heart Made pure , shall relish with divine
delight , Till then unfelt , what hands divine have wrought . Brutes graze the ...
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Thou winged and cloud - cleaving minister , Whose happy flight is highest into
heaven , Well may'st thou swoop so near me , I should be Thy prey , and gorge
thine eaglets ; thou art gone Where the eye cannot follow thee ; but thine Yet
pierces ...
Thou winged and cloud - cleaving minister , Whose happy flight is highest into
heaven , Well may'st thou swoop so near me , I should be Thy prey , and gorge
thine eaglets ; thou art gone Where the eye cannot follow thee ; but thine Yet
pierces ...
Page 360
LEAVES have their time to fall , And flowers to wither at the North - wind's breath ,
And stars to set - but all , Thou hast all seasons for thine own , O Death ! Day is
for mortal care , Eve for glad meetings round the joyous hearth , Night for the ...
LEAVES have their time to fall , And flowers to wither at the North - wind's breath ,
And stars to set - but all , Thou hast all seasons for thine own , O Death ! Day is
for mortal care , Eve for glad meetings round the joyous hearth , Night for the ...
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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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