The Works of John Dryden: Poetical worksW. Paterson, 1889 |
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... pains , Which twice the sun , and twice the cold sustains , And bursts the crowded barns with more than promised gains . But , ere we stir the yet unbroken ground , The various course of seasons must be found ; The weather , and the ...
... pains , Which twice the sun , and twice the cold sustains , And bursts the crowded barns with more than promised gains . But , ere we stir the yet unbroken ground , The various course of seasons must be found ; The weather , and the ...
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... pain , And broods indulgent on the buried grain . Hence Mysia boasts her harvests , and the tops Of Gargarus admire their happy crops . 125 180 135 , 140 145 150 When first the soil receives the fruitful seed , Make 26 BOOK I. GEORGICS .
... pain , And broods indulgent on the buried grain . Hence Mysia boasts her harvests , and the tops Of Gargarus admire their happy crops . 125 180 135 , 140 145 150 When first the soil receives the fruitful seed , Make 26 BOOK I. GEORGICS .
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... our plenty to be bought with ease , And wills that mortal men , inured to toil , Should exercise , with pains , the grudging soil ; 180 185 Himself invented first the shining share , And whetted human BOOK 1 . 27 GEORGICS .
... our plenty to be bought with ease , And wills that mortal men , inured to toil , Should exercise , with pains , the grudging soil ; 180 185 Himself invented first the shining share , And whetted human BOOK 1 . 27 GEORGICS .
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... years assured , Though chosen is the seed , and fully cured , Unless the peasant , with his annual pain , Renews his choice , and culls the largest grain . 285 Thus all below , whether by Nature's curse , Or 80 BOOK 1 . GEORGICS .
... years assured , Though chosen is the seed , and fully cured , Unless the peasant , with his annual pain , Renews his choice , and culls the largest grain . 285 Thus all below , whether by Nature's curse , Or 80 BOOK 1 . GEORGICS .
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... pains , with pleasure spends . So sailors , when escaped from stormy seas , First crown their vessels , then indulge their case . Yet that's the proper time to thrash the wood For mast of oak , your fathers ' homely food ; To gather ...
... pains , with pleasure spends . So sailors , when escaped from stormy seas , First crown their vessels , then indulge their case . Yet that's the proper time to thrash the wood For mast of oak , your fathers ' homely food ; To gather ...
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