An Oxford Anthology of English PoetryHoward Foster Lowry, Willard Thorp |
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Page 494
... seen , round Britain's peopled shore , Her useful sons exchang'd for useless ore ? Seen all her triumphs but destruction haste , Like flaring tapers bright'ning as they waste ; 400 Seen opulence , her grandeur to maintain , Lead stern ...
... seen , round Britain's peopled shore , Her useful sons exchang'd for useless ore ? Seen all her triumphs but destruction haste , Like flaring tapers bright'ning as they waste ; 400 Seen opulence , her grandeur to maintain , Lead stern ...
Page 601
... seen . ' Both parents read them with rejoicing hearts . So , many months passed on : and once again The Shepherd went about his daily work With confident and cheerful thoughts ; and now Sometimes when he could find a leisure hour 440 He ...
... seen . ' Both parents read them with rejoicing hearts . So , many months passed on : and once again The Shepherd went about his daily work With confident and cheerful thoughts ; and now Sometimes when he could find a leisure hour 440 He ...
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... seen higher , holier things than these , And therefore must to these refuse my heart , Yet am I panting for a little ease ; I'll take , and so depart . Ah , hold ! the heart is prone to fall away , Her high and cherished visions to for ...
... seen higher , holier things than these , And therefore must to these refuse my heart , Yet am I panting for a little ease ; I'll take , and so depart . Ah , hold ! the heart is prone to fall away , Her high and cherished visions to for ...
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