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... Muses haunt the sylvan reign ; Where thro ' wild groves at eve the lonely swain Enraptur'd roams , to gaze on Nature's charms . They hate the sensual , and scorn the vain , The parasite their influence never warms , Nor him whose sordid ...
... Muses haunt the sylvan reign ; Where thro ' wild groves at eve the lonely swain Enraptur'd roams , to gaze on Nature's charms . They hate the sensual , and scorn the vain , The parasite their influence never warms , Nor him whose sordid ...
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... Muse Vouchsafes a portion of celestial fire ; Nor blame the partial Fates , if they refuse The imperial banquet and the rich attire . Know thine own worth , and reverence the lyre . Wilt thou debase the heart which God refin'd ? No ...
... Muse Vouchsafes a portion of celestial fire ; Nor blame the partial Fates , if they refuse The imperial banquet and the rich attire . Know thine own worth , and reverence the lyre . Wilt thou debase the heart which God refin'd ? No ...
Page 16
... muse , resume thy purposed theme . There liv'd in Gothic days , as legends tell , A shepherd - swain , a man of low degree ; Whose sires , perchance , in Fairyland might dwell , Sicilian groves , or vales of Arcady ; But he , I ween ...
... muse , resume thy purposed theme . There liv'd in Gothic days , as legends tell , A shepherd - swain , a man of low degree ; Whose sires , perchance , in Fairyland might dwell , Sicilian groves , or vales of Arcady ; But he , I ween ...
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... Muse interprets thus his tender thought- ) " Your flowers , your verdure , and your balmy gloom , " Of late so grateful in the hour of drought ! " Why do the birds , that song and rapture brought " To all your bowers , their mansions ...
... Muse interprets thus his tender thought- ) " Your flowers , your verdure , and your balmy gloom , " Of late so grateful in the hour of drought ! " Why do the birds , that song and rapture brought " To all your bowers , their mansions ...
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... Muse . Let love attune thy line . Revoke the spell . Thine Edwin frets not so .. For how should he at wicked chance repine , Who feels from every change amusement flow ? Even now his eyes with smiles of rapture glow , As on he wanders ...
... Muse . Let love attune thy line . Revoke the spell . Thine Edwin frets not so .. For how should he at wicked chance repine , Who feels from every change amusement flow ? Even now his eyes with smiles of rapture glow , As on he wanders ...
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