PoemsWalter Scott, 1820 - 24 pages |
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Page 7
... seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away Born in a climate softer far than ours , Not form'd , like us , with such Herculean powers , The Frenchman , easy , debonair , and ...
... seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away Born in a climate softer far than ours , Not form'd , like us , with such Herculean powers , The Frenchman , easy , debonair , and ...
Page 14
... jest is clearly to be seen Not in the words - but in the gap between : Manner is all in all , whate'er is writ , The substitute for genius , sense , and wit . To dally much with subjects mean and low Proves that 14 TABLE TALK .
... jest is clearly to be seen Not in the words - but in the gap between : Manner is all in all , whate'er is writ , The substitute for genius , sense , and wit . To dally much with subjects mean and low Proves that 14 TABLE TALK .
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... seen . Still I insist , though music heretofore Has charm'd me much , ( not e'en Occiduus more ) Love , joy , and peace , make harmony more meet For sabbath evenings , and perhaps as sweet . Will not the sickliest sheep of every flock ...
... seen . Still I insist , though music heretofore Has charm'd me much , ( not e'en Occiduus more ) Love , joy , and peace , make harmony more meet For sabbath evenings , and perhaps as sweet . Will not the sickliest sheep of every flock ...
Page 37
... suffice- The cross once seen is death to every vice : Else he that hung there suffer'd all his pain , Bled , groan'd , and agonized , and died , in vain . TRUTH . ' Pensantur trutinâ . ' Hor . Lib THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR . 37.
... suffice- The cross once seen is death to every vice : Else he that hung there suffer'd all his pain , Bled , groan'd , and agonized , and died , in vain . TRUTH . ' Pensantur trutinâ . ' Hor . Lib THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR . 37.
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... seen of men ; His virtues were his pride ; and that one vice Made all his virtues gewgaws of no price ; He wore them as fine trappings for a show , A praying , synagogue - frequenting beau . The self - applauding bird , the peacock ...
... seen of men ; His virtues were his pride ; and that one vice Made all his virtues gewgaws of no price ; He wore them as fine trappings for a show , A praying , synagogue - frequenting beau . The self - applauding bird , the peacock ...
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