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Page xvii
... hear bold seraphs tell , How Michael battled , and the Dragon fell ? Or , mixt with milder cherubim , to glow In hymns of love , not ill essay'd below ? Or dost thou warn poor mortals left behind , A task well suited to thy gentle mind ...
... hear bold seraphs tell , How Michael battled , and the Dragon fell ? Or , mixt with milder cherubim , to glow In hymns of love , not ill essay'd below ? Or dost thou warn poor mortals left behind , A task well suited to thy gentle mind ...
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... hear how Agincourt was strowed With Gallic corps , and Cressi swam in blood , With eager warmth they fight , ambitious all Who first shall storm the breach , or mount the wall . In vain the thronging enemy by force Would clear the ...
... hear how Agincourt was strowed With Gallic corps , and Cressi swam in blood , With eager warmth they fight , ambitious all Who first shall storm the breach , or mount the wall . In vain the thronging enemy by force Would clear the ...
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... hear our prayers ; Enliven all our earthly airs , And , as thou sing'st thy God , teach us to sing of thee : Tune every string and every tongue , Be thou the muse and subject of our song . II . Let all Cecilia's praise proclaim , Employ ...
... hear our prayers ; Enliven all our earthly airs , And , as thou sing'st thy God , teach us to sing of thee : Tune every string and every tongue , Be thou the muse and subject of our song . II . Let all Cecilia's praise proclaim , Employ ...
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... Hears from the humble valley where he rides The hollow murmurs of the winds that blow Amidst the boughs , and at the distance sees The shady tops of trees unnumbered rise , A stately prospect , waving in the clouds . THE CAMPAIGN . А ...
... Hears from the humble valley where he rides The hollow murmurs of the winds that blow Amidst the boughs , and at the distance sees The shady tops of trees unnumbered rise , A stately prospect , waving in the clouds . THE CAMPAIGN . А ...
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... hear , And Marlborough's form in every shadow fear , Till the dark cope of night with kind embrace Befriends the rout , and covers their disgrace . To Donawert , with unresisted force , The gay , victorious army bends its course . The ...
... hear , And Marlborough's form in every shadow fear , Till the dark cope of night with kind embrace Befriends the rout , and covers their disgrace . To Donawert , with unresisted force , The gay , victorious army bends its course . The ...
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Page 182 - Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.
Page 49 - The victor's shouts and dying groans confound, The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. "Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
Page xvii - To strew fresh laurels, let the task be mine, A frequent pilgrim at thy sacred shrine ; Mine with true sighs thy absence to bemoan, And grave with faithful epitaphs thy stone.