The Wreath: A Collection of Poems from Celebrated English Authors |
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... Arm'd with thy sad last gift - the power to die . " HYMN ON THE SEASONS . - Thomson , 169 " These , as they change , Almighty Father ! " THE HERMIT . - Parnell , • 173 " Far in a wild , unknown to public view . " THE TRA VELLER , or a ...
... Arm'd with thy sad last gift - the power to die . " HYMN ON THE SEASONS . - Thomson , 169 " These , as they change , Almighty Father ! " THE HERMIT . - Parnell , • 173 " Far in a wild , unknown to public view . " THE TRA VELLER , or a ...
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... arms , * There is hardly an ancient Ballad or Romance , wherein a Min- strel or Harper appears , but he is characterized , by way of emi- nence , to have been " of the North Countrie . " It is probable , that under this appellation were ...
... arms , * There is hardly an ancient Ballad or Romance , wherein a Min- strel or Harper appears , but he is characterized , by way of emi- nence , to have been " of the North Countrie . " It is probable , that under this appellation were ...
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... arms , display'd ; Or merry swains , who quaff the nut - brown ale , And sing , enamour'd , of the nut - brown maid ; The moon - light revel of the fairy glade ; Or hags , that suckle an infernal brood , And ply in caves the unutterable ...
... arms , display'd ; Or merry swains , who quaff the nut - brown ale , And sing , enamour'd , of the nut - brown maid ; The moon - light revel of the fairy glade ; Or hags , that suckle an infernal brood , And ply in caves the unutterable ...
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... arms they lie ; Nor friend , nor stranger , hears their dying cry ; " For from the town the man returns no more . " But thou , who Heaven's just vengeance dar'st defy , This deed with fruitless tears shall soon deplore , When Death lays ...
... arms they lie ; Nor friend , nor stranger , hears their dying cry ; " For from the town the man returns no more . " But thou , who Heaven's just vengeance dar'st defy , This deed with fruitless tears shall soon deplore , When Death lays ...
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... arms amid the skies , While each assailing blast increase of strength supplies . And now the downy cheek and deepen'd voice Gave dignity to Edwin's blooming prime ; And walks of wider circuit were his choice , And vales more wild , and ...
... arms amid the skies , While each assailing blast increase of strength supplies . And now the downy cheek and deepen'd voice Gave dignity to Edwin's blooming prime ; And walks of wider circuit were his choice , And vales more wild , and ...
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