The Works of John Dryden: Poetical worksW. Paterson, 1889 |
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... soul but small increases or decays . From fifty to three - score , the balance generally holds even , in our colder climates : for he loses not much in fancy ; and judgment , which is the effect of observation , still increases . His ...
... soul but small increases or decays . From fifty to three - score , the balance generally holds even , in our colder climates : for he loses not much in fancy ; and judgment , which is the effect of observation , still increases . His ...
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... souls Inspired , as man , who destiny controls ; But , with the changeful temper of the skies , As rains condense , and sunshine rarefies , So turn the species in their altered minds , Composed by calms , and discomposed by winds . From ...
... souls Inspired , as man , who destiny controls ; But , with the changeful temper of the skies , As rains condense , and sunshine rarefies , So turn the species in their altered minds , Composed by calms , and discomposed by winds . From ...
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... souls of pliant plants produce . Choose next a province for thy vineyard's reign , On hills above , or in the lowly plain . If fertile fields or valleys be thy choice , Plant thick ; for bounteous Bacchus will rejoice In close ...
... souls of pliant plants produce . Choose next a province for thy vineyard's reign , On hills above , or in the lowly plain . If fertile fields or valleys be thy choice , Plant thick ; for bounteous Bacchus will rejoice In close ...
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... of her departing steps appear . Ye sacred Muses with whose beauty fired , My soul is ravished , and my brain inspired- VOL . XIV . E 655 660 665 670 Whose priest I am , whose holy fillets wear- Would BOOK II . 65 GEORGICS .
... of her departing steps appear . Ye sacred Muses with whose beauty fired , My soul is ravished , and my brain inspired- VOL . XIV . E 655 660 665 670 Whose priest I am , whose holy fillets wear- Would BOOK II . 65 GEORGICS .
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... soul , aspiring to the height Of nature , and unclouded fields of light- My next desire is , void of care and strife , To lead a soft , secure , inglorious life- A country cottage near a crystal flood , A winding valley , and a lofty ...
... soul , aspiring to the height Of nature , and unclouded fields of light- My next desire is , void of care and strife , To lead a soft , secure , inglorious life- A country cottage near a crystal flood , A winding valley , and a lofty ...
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