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... 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 soul the love of gold alarms . Though richest ...
... 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 soul the love of gold alarms . Though richest ...
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... groves , and garniture of fields ; All that the genial ray of morning gilds , And all that echoes to the song of even , All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields , And all the dread magnificence of heaven , O how canst thou ...
... groves , and garniture of fields ; All that the genial ray of morning gilds , And all that echoes to the song of even , All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields , And all the dread magnificence of heaven , O how canst thou ...
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... d stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led , There would he wander wild , till Phoebus ' beam , Shot from the western cliff , releas'd the weary team . The exploit of strength , dexterity , or speed , 18 THE MINSTREL .
... d stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led , There would he wander wild , till Phoebus ' beam , Shot from the western cliff , releas'd the weary team . The exploit of strength , dexterity , or speed , 18 THE MINSTREL .
Page 19
... groves , From cliff to cliff the foaming torrents shine : While waters , woods , and winds , in concert join , And echo swells the chorus to the skies . Would Edwin this majestic scene resign For aught the huntsman's puny craft supplies ...
... groves , From cliff to cliff the foaming torrents shine : While waters , woods , and winds , in concert join , And echo swells the chorus to the skies . Would Edwin this majestic scene resign For aught the huntsman's puny craft supplies ...
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... groves , O where is now your bloom ! " ( The 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 ...
... groves , O where is now your bloom ! " ( The 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 ...
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agen bard beam beauty beneath blest bliss blood bloom bosom breast breath call'd calm charms cheer clouds dark death deep dread e'er earth Edwin eternal ev'n eyes fair fame fancy fate fire flame flowers gale gentle gloom glory grave Greece groves hand heart heaven Hermit horror hour Indolence light lonely lov'd love lies bleeding lyre mind moping morn mountains mourn Muse Musidora nature Nature's ne'er never night nursling o'er pain peace Philomelus pity plain pleasure praise pride rage raptures repose rills rise round Rous'd rude scene seem'd seraph shade shore sigh skies sleep smile soft song sooth soul sound spleen Stamp'd storm stream sublime sweet tale tears tempest thee thine thou thro toil trembling Twas tyrant vale vext virtue voice wandering wave weary ween wild wind wings wretch youth