Poems by Goldsmith and ParnellW. Bulmer and Company, 1804 - 68 pages |
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Page 11
... sire to son , Unalter'd , unimproved , the manners run ; And love's and friendship's finely pointed dart Fall blunted , from each indurated heart . Some sterner virtues o'er the mountain's breast May sit , like falcons cowering on the ...
... sire to son , Unalter'd , unimproved , the manners run ; And love's and friendship's finely pointed dart Fall blunted , from each indurated heart . Some sterner virtues o'er the mountain's breast May sit , like falcons cowering on the ...
Page 14
... their Belgick sires of old ! Rough , poor , content , ungovernably bold ; War in each breast , and freedom on each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now ! Fired at the sound , my genius spreads her wing 14 THE TRAVELLER.
... their Belgick sires of old ! Rough , poor , content , ungovernably bold ; War in each breast , and freedom on each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now ! Fired at the sound , my genius spreads her wing 14 THE TRAVELLER.
Page 18
... sire decay'd , The modest matron , and the blushing maid , Forced from their homes , a melancholy train , To traverse climes beyond the western main ; Where wild Oswego spreads her swamps around , And Niagara 18 THE TRAVELLER.
... sire decay'd , The modest matron , and the blushing maid , Forced from their homes , a melancholy train , To traverse climes beyond the western main ; Where wild Oswego spreads her swamps around , And Niagara 18 THE TRAVELLER.
Page 39
... sire , the first prepared to go To new - found worlds , and wept for others ' woe ; But for himself , in conscious virtue brave , He only wish'd for worlds beyond the grave . His lovely daughter , lovelier in her tears , The fond ...
... sire , the first prepared to go To new - found worlds , and wept for others ' woe ; But for himself , in conscious virtue brave , He only wish'd for worlds beyond the grave . His lovely daughter , lovelier in her tears , The fond ...
Page 59
... sire replied ; Words follow'd words , from question answer flow'd , And talk of various kind deceived the road ; Till each with other pleased , and loath to part , While in their age they differ , join in heart . Thus stands an aged elm ...
... sire replied ; Words follow'd words , from question answer flow'd , And talk of various kind deceived the road ; Till each with other pleased , and loath to part , While in their age they differ , join in heart . Thus stands an aged elm ...
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