Cyclopędia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of British and American Authors, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 7Robert Chambers Amer. Book Exchange, 1879 - English literature |
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... Fair was the morn to - day , the blossom's scent Floated across the fresh grass , and the bees With low vexed song from rose to lily went , A gentle wind was in the heavy trees , And thine eyes shone with joyous memories ; Fair was the ...
... Fair was the morn to - day , the blossom's scent Floated across the fresh grass , and the bees With low vexed song from rose to lily went , A gentle wind was in the heavy trees , And thine eyes shone with joyous memories ; Fair was the ...
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... Fair . ' Vanitas vanitatum ' has rung in the ears Of gentle and simple for thousands of years ; The wail still is heard , yet its notes never scare Either simple or gentle from Vanity Fair . I often hear people abusing it , yet There ...
... Fair . ' Vanitas vanitatum ' has rung in the ears Of gentle and simple for thousands of years ; The wail still is heard , yet its notes never scare Either simple or gentle from Vanity Fair . I often hear people abusing it , yet There ...
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... Fair . Contemptible Dives ! too credulous Joan ! Yet we all have a Vanity Fair of our own ; My son , you have yours , but you need not despair- I own I've a weakness for Vanity Fair . Philosophy halts , wisest counsels are vain- We go ...
... Fair . Contemptible Dives ! too credulous Joan ! Yet we all have a Vanity Fair of our own ; My son , you have yours , but you need not despair- I own I've a weakness for Vanity Fair . Philosophy halts , wisest counsels are vain- We go ...
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