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Page 69
... clouds do often rest ; Meadows trim with daisies pied , Shallow brook and rivers wide . Towers and battlements it sees Bosomed high in tufted trees , Where perhaps some beauty lies , The Cynosure of neighbouring eyes . Hard by a cottage ...
... clouds do often rest ; Meadows trim with daisies pied , Shallow brook and rivers wide . Towers and battlements it sees Bosomed high in tufted trees , Where perhaps some beauty lies , The Cynosure of neighbouring eyes . Hard by a cottage ...
Page 115
... clouds . Projected huge , and horrid o'er the surge , Alps frown on Alps ; or , rushing hideous down , As if old Chaos was again returned , Wide rend the deep , and shake the solid pole . Ocean itself no longer can resist The binding ...
... clouds . Projected huge , and horrid o'er the surge , Alps frown on Alps ; or , rushing hideous down , As if old Chaos was again returned , Wide rend the deep , and shake the solid pole . Ocean itself no longer can resist The binding ...
Page 227
... clouds ye so much dread , Are big with mercy , and shall break In blessings on your head . Judge not the Lord by feeble sense , But trust him for his grace ; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face . His purposes will ripen ...
... clouds ye so much dread , Are big with mercy , and shall break In blessings on your head . Judge not the Lord by feeble sense , But trust him for his grace ; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face . His purposes will ripen ...
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