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Samuel Austin Allibone. In spring the fields , in autumn hills I love ; ACTORS . At morn the plains , at noon the shady grove ; One tragic sentence if I dare deride , But Delia always ; absent from her sight , Which Betterton's grave ...
Samuel Austin Allibone. In spring the fields , in autumn hills I love ; ACTORS . At morn the plains , at noon the shady grove ; One tragic sentence if I dare deride , But Delia always ; absent from her sight , Which Betterton's grave ...
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... fields , in autumn hills I love ; At morn the plains , at noon the shady grove ; But Delia always ; absent from her sight , Nor plains at morn , nor groves at noon delight . POPE : Pastorals . In vain you tell your parting lover You ...
... fields , in autumn hills I love ; At morn the plains , at noon the shady grove ; But Delia always ; absent from her sight , Nor plains at morn , nor groves at noon delight . POPE : Pastorals . In vain you tell your parting lover You ...
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... fields , and storm the shaken town . DRYDEN . The royal husbandman appear'd , DRYDEN . Apulian farms , for the rich soil admired , And thy large fields , where falcons may be tired . DRYDEN . Much labour is required in trees ; Well must ...
... fields , and storm the shaken town . DRYDEN . The royal husbandman appear'd , DRYDEN . Apulian farms , for the rich soil admired , And thy large fields , where falcons may be tired . DRYDEN . Much labour is required in trees ; Well must ...
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... fields return ; But oats and darnel choke the rising corn . DRYDEN . Some steep their seeds , and some in cauldrons boil O'er gentle fires ; the exuberant juice to drain , And swell the flatt'ring husks with fruitful grain . DRYDEN ...
... fields return ; But oats and darnel choke the rising corn . DRYDEN . Some steep their seeds , and some in cauldrons boil O'er gentle fires ; the exuberant juice to drain , And swell the flatt'ring husks with fruitful grain . DRYDEN ...
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... fields lie fallow in inglorious rest . DRYDEN . Where the tender rinds of trees disclose Their shooting germs , a swelling knot there grows ; Just in that place a narrow slit we make , Then other buds from bearing trees we take ...
... fields lie fallow in inglorious rest . DRYDEN . Where the tender rinds of trees disclose Their shooting germs , a swelling knot there grows ; Just in that place a narrow slit we make , Then other buds from bearing trees we take ...
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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