PoemsWalter Scott, 1820 - 24 pages |
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... streams : The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With double toil , and shiver at their work ; Thus with a rigour , for his good design'd , She rears her favourite man of all mankind . His form robust and of elastic tone ...
... streams : The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With double toil , and shiver at their work ; Thus with a rigour , for his good design'd , She rears her favourite man of all mankind . His form robust and of elastic tone ...
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... stream , that feeds the wellspring of the heart , Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens , with a warmth divine , The powers , that Sin has brought to a decline . A. The inestimable Estimate of Brown Rose like a ...
... stream , that feeds the wellspring of the heart , Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens , with a warmth divine , The powers , that Sin has brought to a decline . A. The inestimable Estimate of Brown Rose like a ...
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... stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When Labour and when Dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St. Dunstan's , stand , Beating alternately , in ...
... stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When Labour and when Dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St. Dunstan's , stand , Beating alternately , in ...
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... stream , And yet magnificent - A God the theme ! That theme on Earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love , Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings ; But ...
... stream , And yet magnificent - A God the theme ! That theme on Earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love , Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings ; But ...
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... stream still purling in his ear , Lip - deep in what he longs for , and yet cursed With prohibition , and perpetual thirst ? No , wrangler - destitute of shame and sense , The precept , that enjoins him abstinence , Forbids him none but ...
... stream still purling in his ear , Lip - deep in what he longs for , and yet cursed With prohibition , and perpetual thirst ? No , wrangler - destitute of shame and sense , The precept , that enjoins him abstinence , Forbids him none but ...
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Aspasio beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth