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... dark cottage , batter'd and decay'd , Lets in new light through chinks that time has made ; Stronger by weakness , wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home . But an old age serene and bright And lovely as a Lapland night ...
... dark cottage , batter'd and decay'd , Lets in new light through chinks that time has made ; Stronger by weakness , wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home . But an old age serene and bright And lovely as a Lapland night ...
Page 59
... dark . THOMSON : Seasons . The pale descending year , yet pleasing still , A gentler mood inspires ; for now the leaf Incessant rustles from the mournful grove , Oft starting such as , studious , walk below , And slowly circles through ...
... dark . THOMSON : Seasons . The pale descending year , yet pleasing still , A gentler mood inspires ; for now the leaf Incessant rustles from the mournful grove , Oft starting such as , studious , walk below , And slowly circles through ...
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... dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies . BYRON : Hebrew Melodies . She was a form of life and light , That , seen , became a part of sight ; And rose , where ...
... dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies . BYRON : Hebrew Melodies . She was a form of life and light , That , seen , became a part of sight ; And rose , where ...
Page 65
... dark on thy soft hand I hung , And heard the tempting siren in thy tongue , What flames , what darts , what anguish I endured ! But when the candle enter'd , I was cured . MARTIAL . They said her cheek of youth was beautiful , Till with ...
... dark on thy soft hand I hung , And heard the tempting siren in thy tongue , What flames , what darts , what anguish I endured ! But when the candle enter'd , I was cured . MARTIAL . They said her cheek of youth was beautiful , Till with ...
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... dark . POPE . Virtuous and vicious ev'ry man must be , Few in th ' extreme , but all in the degree ; The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise , And ev'n the best , by fits , what they despise . POPE . Yet Chloe sure was form'd ...
... dark . POPE . Virtuous and vicious ev'ry man must be , Few in th ' extreme , but all in the degree ; The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise , And ev'n the best , by fits , what they despise . POPE . Yet Chloe sure was form'd ...
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ADDISON ANNE BRADSTREET beauty BEN JONSON birds BLACKMORE bless bliss breast breath bright BYRON charms Childe Harold clouds coursers COWLEY COWPER dark death delight DENHAM doth dreams DRYDEN earth eternal ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fear flowers fools gentle give glory golden grace grief happy hast hath heart heaven honour hope hour Hudibras ISAAC WATTS JOANNA BAILLIE king light live look Lord MILTON mind morning muse N. P. WILLIS nature ne'er never Night Thoughts numbers nymph o'er pain passion peace pleasure POPE pow'r praise pride PRIOR rich ROSCOMMON round shade SHAKSPEARE shine sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul SPENSER spirit spring stars stream sweet SWIFT tears thee thine things THOMSON thou trees truth virtue voice WALLER WALTER HARTE weep wind wings wise woman words YOUNG youth