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... skies ! Hark ! a glad voice the lonely desert cheers ; Prepare the way ! A God , a God appears ! A God , a God ! the vocal hills reply ; The rocks proclaim the approaching Deity . Lo , earth receives him from the bending skies ! Sink ...
... skies ! Hark ! a glad voice the lonely desert cheers ; Prepare the way ! A God , a God appears ! A God , a God ! the vocal hills reply ; The rocks proclaim the approaching Deity . Lo , earth receives him from the bending skies ! Sink ...
Page 96
... skies ! See barbarous nations at thy gates attend , Walk in thy light , and in thy temple bend : See thy bright altars thronged with prostrate kings , And heaped with products of Sabean springs ! For thee Idumea's spicy forests blow ...
... skies ! See barbarous nations at thy gates attend , Walk in thy light , and in thy temple bend : See thy bright altars thronged with prostrate kings , And heaped with products of Sabean springs ! For thee Idumea's spicy forests blow ...
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... skies , where gentler manners reign , I turn ; and France displays her bright domain . Gay , sprightly land of mirth and social ease , Pleased with thyself , whom all the world can please How often have I led thy sportive choir , With ...
... skies , where gentler manners reign , I turn ; and France displays her bright domain . Gay , sprightly land of mirth and social ease , Pleased with thyself , whom all the world can please How often have I led thy sportive choir , With ...
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beauty behold beneath blessed blest bliss breast breath bright bright eyes brow charms cheerful clouds cold crown dark dead death deep delight Deloraine doth dread e'en earth eternal eyes fair fame farewell fear fire flowers food of love GENEVRA grace grave Greece grief hand hath head hear heard heart heaven hills honour hope hour labour land light lisp look Lord Lycidas lyre maid mind morn murmurs Muse ne'er never night nymph o'er pain pale peace pleasure poet praise pride raptures Rhine rill rise round Samian wine scene shade shine shore sigh silent SIR JOHN MOORE skies sleep smile song sorrow soul sound spirit star sweet Sweet Auburn tears tempests thee thine thou art thou hast thought toil Twas vale Venice voice wandering wave weary ween weep wild wind wretched youth