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... king of horned floods , whose plenteous urn Suffices fatness to the fruitful corn , Shalt share my morning song and evening vows . DRYDEN . No fruitful crop the sickly fields return ; But oats and darnel choke the rising corn . DRYDEN ...
... king of horned floods , whose plenteous urn Suffices fatness to the fruitful corn , Shalt share my morning song and evening vows . DRYDEN . No fruitful crop the sickly fields return ; But oats and darnel choke the rising corn . DRYDEN ...
Page 60
... king , I should cut off the nobles for their lands . SHAKSPEARE . He shall spend mine honour with his shame ; As thriftless sons their scraping fathers ' gold . SHAKSPEARE . See , sons , what things you are ! how quickly nature Falls to ...
... king , I should cut off the nobles for their lands . SHAKSPEARE . He shall spend mine honour with his shame ; As thriftless sons their scraping fathers ' gold . SHAKSPEARE . See , sons , what things you are ! how quickly nature Falls to ...
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... king ; Crowd through their gates ; and , in the fields of light , The shocking squadrons meet in mortal fight . DRYDEN . Two battles your auspicious cause has won ; Thy sword can perfect what it has begun . DRYDEN . A cloud of smoke ...
... king ; Crowd through their gates ; and , in the fields of light , The shocking squadrons meet in mortal fight . DRYDEN . Two battles your auspicious cause has won ; Thy sword can perfect what it has begun . DRYDEN . A cloud of smoke ...
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... king ; In who obtain defence , or who defend , In him who is , or him who finds , a friend . POPE . Some place the bliss in action , some in ease ; Those call it pleasure , and contentment these . POPE . See ! the sole bliss heav'n ...
... king ; In who obtain defence , or who defend , In him who is , or him who finds , a friend . POPE . Some place the bliss in action , some in ease ; Those call it pleasure , and contentment these . POPE . See ! the sole bliss heav'n ...
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... king ; She never had so sweet a changeling . SHAKSPEARE . Of fickle changelings and poor discontents , That gape and rub the elbow at the news Of hurly - burly innovation . SHAKSPEARE . And her base elfin breed there for thee left ...
... king ; She never had so sweet a changeling . SHAKSPEARE . Of fickle changelings and poor discontents , That gape and rub the elbow at the news Of hurly - burly innovation . SHAKSPEARE . And her base elfin breed there for thee left ...
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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