Encyclopaedia of English and American Poetry: From Caedmon and King Alfred's Boethius to Browning and Tennyson, Volume 1Ward, 1873 - American poetry |
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... o'er hill and dale 224 Come , ye brown oaks , and stoop your heavy boughs . 1548 926 Come ye into the summer woods 1658 But see the fading many - colour'd woods . But sith ' tis so there is a trespass done But still , forgot the ...
... o'er hill and dale 224 Come , ye brown oaks , and stoop your heavy boughs . 1548 926 Come ye into the summer woods 1658 But see the fading many - colour'd woods . But sith ' tis so there is a trespass done But still , forgot the ...
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... o'er his sceptre bowing , rose 630 1577 591 He raised the golden cup from the board 1468 He that loves a rosy cheek 264 276 1626 He that of such a height hath built his mind 138 119 He was bot twintie yeiris of age 60 205 He's not the ...
... o'er his sceptre bowing , rose 630 1577 591 He raised the golden cup from the board 1468 He that loves a rosy cheek 264 276 1626 He that of such a height hath built his mind 138 119 He was bot twintie yeiris of age 60 205 He's not the ...
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... o'er the braes o ' Glen- iffer 1599 1646 In the hollow tree , in the old gray tower ... In the merry month of June 1685 728 King of kings ! and Lord of lords ! Know this , my brethren , heaven is clear Knowledge's next organ is ...
... o'er the braes o ' Glen- iffer 1599 1646 In the hollow tree , in the old gray tower ... In the merry month of June 1685 728 King of kings ! and Lord of lords ! Know this , my brethren , heaven is clear Knowledge's next organ is ...
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... o'er Athenian towers 998 Now , golden Autumn from her open lap ... Now great Hyperion left his golden throne Now , hardly here and there a hackney coach O talk not to me of a name great in story . O the broom , the yellow broom 1352 ...
... o'er Athenian towers 998 Now , golden Autumn from her open lap ... Now great Hyperion left his golden throne Now , hardly here and there a hackney coach O talk not to me of a name great in story . O the broom , the yellow broom 1352 ...
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... O'er moorlands and mountains , rude , barren and bare On a hill there grows a flower ..... On Carron's side the primrose pale ......... On either side is level fen , a prospect wild 117 935 1023 and wide 1176 O'er the gay vessel , and ...
... O'er moorlands and mountains , rude , barren and bare On a hill there grows a flower ..... On Carron's side the primrose pale ......... On either side is level fen , a prospect wild 117 935 1023 and wide 1176 O'er the gay vessel , and ...
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