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... bellying cucumber along the twisted grass ; Nor would I pass the soft Acanthus o'er , Ivy nor myrtle - trees that love the shore ; Nor daffodils , that late from earth's slow womb Unrumple POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS . 18.
... bellying cucumber along the twisted grass ; Nor would I pass the soft Acanthus o'er , Ivy nor myrtle - trees that love the shore ; Nor daffodils , that late from earth's slow womb Unrumple POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS . 18.
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... pass neglected by , That makes ev'n rules a noble poetry : 1 A vision so profuse of pleasantness . ] A prettily turned line . The ex- pression ( originally Milton's , P. L. iv . 243 , viii . 286 ) pleased our poet so much , that we have ...
... pass neglected by , That makes ev'n rules a noble poetry : 1 A vision so profuse of pleasantness . ] A prettily turned line . The ex- pression ( originally Milton's , P. L. iv . 243 , viii . 286 ) pleased our poet so much , that we have ...
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... pass , ( Now covered o'er with weeds and hid in grass , ) Breathing revenge ; whilst anger and disdain Fire every breast , and boil in every vein : Here shattered walls , like broken rocks , from far Rise up in hideous views , the guilt ...
... pass , ( Now covered o'er with weeds and hid in grass , ) Breathing revenge ; whilst anger and disdain Fire every breast , and boil in every vein : Here shattered walls , like broken rocks , from far Rise up in hideous views , the guilt ...
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... pass , Threatening destruction ; rows of hollow brass , Tube behind tube , the dreadful entrance keep , Whilst in their wombs ten thousand thunders sleep : Great Churchill owns , charmed with the glorious sight , His march o'erpaid by ...
... pass , Threatening destruction ; rows of hollow brass , Tube behind tube , the dreadful entrance keep , Whilst in their wombs ten thousand thunders sleep : Great Churchill owns , charmed with the glorious sight , His march o'erpaid by ...
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... and empires in thy fortune join , And Europe's destiny depends on thine . At length the long - disputed pass they gain , By crowded armies fortified in vain ; The war breaks in , the fierce Bavarians yield , 16 ADDISON'S WORKS .
... and empires in thy fortune join , And Europe's destiny depends on thine . At length the long - disputed pass they gain , By crowded armies fortified in vain ; The war breaks in , the fierce Bavarians yield , 16 ADDISON'S WORKS .
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Page 182 - Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.
Page 49 - The victor's shouts and dying groans confound, The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. "Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
Page xvii - To strew fresh laurels, let the task be mine, A frequent pilgrim at thy sacred shrine ; Mine with true sighs thy absence to bemoan, And grave with faithful epitaphs thy stone.