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... O'er many a pleasing , distant scene , I rove ; Now climb the rock , or wander on the strand , Or trace the rill , or penetrate the grove . From Baia's hills , from Portsea's spreading wave , To fair Cicestria's lonely walls I stray ...
... O'er many a pleasing , distant scene , I rove ; Now climb the rock , or wander on the strand , Or trace the rill , or penetrate the grove . From Baia's hills , from Portsea's spreading wave , To fair Cicestria's lonely walls I stray ...
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... o'er the boundless waste The driver Hassan with his camels past ; One cruse of water on his back he bore , And his light scrip contain'd a scanty store ; A fan of painted feathers in his hand , To guard his shaded face from scorching ...
... o'er the boundless waste The driver Hassan with his camels past ; One cruse of water on his back he bore , And his light scrip contain'd a scanty store ; A fan of painted feathers in his hand , To guard his shaded face from scorching ...
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... o'er the desert brown , To every distant mart and wealthy town . Full oft we tempt the land , and oft the sea ; And are we only yet repaid by thee ? Ah ! why was ruin so attractive made ? Or why fond man so easily betray'd ? Why heed we ...
... o'er the desert brown , To every distant mart and wealthy town . Full oft we tempt the land , and oft the sea ; And are we only yet repaid by thee ? Ah ! why was ruin so attractive made ? Or why fond man so easily betray'd ? Why heed we ...
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... o'er the wild , no perils may'st thou see , No griefs endure , nor weep , false youth , like me ! O let me safely to the fair return , Say , with a kiss , she must not , shall not mourn ; O ! let me teach my heart to lose its fears ...
... o'er the wild , no perils may'st thou see , No griefs endure , nor weep , false youth , like me ! O let me safely to the fair return , Say , with a kiss , she must not , shall not mourn ; O ! let me teach my heart to lose its fears ...
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... o'er fields of rice to stray , Or scent the breathing maize at setting day ; Amidst the maids of Zagen's peaceful grove , Emyra sung the pleasing cares of love . Of Abra first began the tender strain , Who led her youth with flocks upon ...
... o'er fields of rice to stray , Or scent the breathing maize at setting day ; Amidst the maids of Zagen's peaceful grove , Emyra sung the pleasing cares of love . Of Abra first began the tender strain , Who led her youth with flocks upon ...
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Amyntas bard beauty beneath blast blest bloom blooming band bosom bower breast breathe charms cliffs clouds Corydon Damætas Daphnis dark death deep delight divine dread drest ECLOGUE Edwin Eton College fair fame Fancy Fancy's fate fear fire flame flocks flowers gale gentle glory glow grace Gray grove hail hand hear heart Heaven hope Julius Cæsar lonely Lycidas lyre maid Margaret of Anjou melting Menalcas mighty mind Mopsus mountains mourn Muse Nature's ne'er numbers nymph o'er peace Pindaric plain poem pomp pride rage rapture reign rills round sacred sailor young scene shade shepherd sing skies smile soft song soothe soul spring storm strain stream sublime sung swain sweet tear thee thine Thormodus Torfæus thou thought toil trembling truth Twas vale verse virtue voice warbling wave wild winds wing yonder youth