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Page 8
... burst the shatter'd pod , Or the light vetch , and bitter lupine grew , Bow'd to the gale and rattled as it blew . Oats and the flaxen harvest burn the ground , And poppies shedding slumberous dews around . Yet shall thy lands from ...
... burst the shatter'd pod , Or the light vetch , and bitter lupine grew , Bow'd to the gale and rattled as it blew . Oats and the flaxen harvest burn the ground , And poppies shedding slumberous dews around . Yet shall thy lands from ...
Page 27
... Bursts from the bars , and maddens in his speed ; The guide , bent back , each wearied sinew strains , On flies th ' infuriate car , and mocks the starting reins . D GEORGICS .. BOOK II . ARGUMENT OF THE SECOND BOOK GEORGICS ...... BOOK ...
... Bursts from the bars , and maddens in his speed ; The guide , bent back , each wearied sinew strains , On flies th ' infuriate car , and mocks the starting reins . D GEORGICS .. BOOK II . ARGUMENT OF THE SECOND BOOK GEORGICS ...... BOOK ...
Page 36
... art by varying culture knows To graft the cion , or the bud enclose . Where the swoln gem , in vernal vigour bold , Bursts through the bark , and breaks each yielding fold , 1 Slit the mid knot , and , in the 36 GEORGICS ...... BOOK II .
... art by varying culture knows To graft the cion , or the bud enclose . Where the swoln gem , in vernal vigour bold , Bursts through the bark , and breaks each yielding fold , 1 Slit the mid knot , and , in the 36 GEORGICS ...... BOOK II .
Page 54
... bursts its barriers , now subsides again ; Why wintry suns in ocean swiftly fade , Or what delay retards night's lingering shade . But if chill blood restrain th ' ambitious flight , And Nature veil her wonders from my sight , Oh may I ...
... bursts its barriers , now subsides again ; Why wintry suns in ocean swiftly fade , Or what delay retards night's lingering shade . But if chill blood restrain th ' ambitious flight , And Nature veil her wonders from my sight , Oh may I ...
Page 56
... burst with grain ; , Or where with purple hues the upland glows , Autumnal suns on mellowing grapes repose . His swine return at winter's evening hours , Gorg'd with the mast that every forest showers : For him the arbute reddens on the ...
... burst with grain ; , Or where with purple hues the upland glows , Autumnal suns on mellowing grapes repose . His swine return at winter's evening hours , Gorg'd with the mast that every forest showers : For him the arbute reddens on the ...
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