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Page 14
... hill . O let them ne'er , with artificial note , To please a tyrant strain their little bill , But sing what Heaven inspires , and wander where they will . Liberal , not lavish , is kind Nature's hand ; 14 THE MINSTREL ..
... hill . O let them ne'er , with artificial note , To please a tyrant strain their little bill , But sing what Heaven inspires , and wander where they will . Liberal , not lavish , is kind Nature's hand ; 14 THE MINSTREL ..
Page 15
... hills arise ; There plague and poison , lust and rapine grow ; Here peaceful are the vales , and pure the skies , And freedom fires the soul , and sparkles in the eyes . Then grieve not , thou , to whom the indulgent Muse Vouchsafes a ...
... hills arise ; There plague and poison , lust and rapine grow ; Here peaceful are the vales , and pure the skies , And freedom fires the soul , and sparkles in the eyes . Then grieve not , thou , to whom the indulgent Muse Vouchsafes a ...
Page 32
... hills emerge ; and lo , The trees with foliage , cliffs with flowers are crown'd ; Pure rills thro ' vales of verdure warbling go ; And wonder , love , and joy , the peasant's heart o'er- flow . * * Spring and Autumn are hardly known to ...
... hills emerge ; and lo , The trees with foliage , cliffs with flowers are crown'd ; Pure rills thro ' vales of verdure warbling go ; And wonder , love , and joy , the peasant's heart o'er- flow . * * Spring and Autumn are hardly known to ...
Page 35
... remote survey'd Blue hills , and glittering waves , and skies in gold ar- ray'd . Along this narrow valley you might see The wild deer sporting on the meadow ground , And here and there , a solitary tree , Or THE MINSTREL . 35.
... remote survey'd Blue hills , and glittering waves , and skies in gold ar- ray'd . Along this narrow valley you might see The wild deer sporting on the meadow ground , And here and there , a solitary tree , Or THE MINSTREL . 35.
Page 39
... hill that skirts the down ; " Where a green grassy turf is all I crave , " With here and there a violet bestrown , " Fast by a brook , or fountain's murmuring wave ; " And many an evening sun shine sweetly on my grave . " And thither ...
... hill that skirts the down ; " Where a green grassy turf is all I crave , " With here and there a violet bestrown , " Fast by a brook , or fountain's murmuring wave ; " And many an evening sun shine sweetly on my grave . " And thither ...
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