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20 The daisies pied , sweet - scented violets blue , And varied vernal flowers now meet our view ; The wild anemones our woods adorn , The white - clad flow'rets deck the prickly thorn . To sing their beauty chaste we vainly seek ...
20 The daisies pied , sweet - scented violets blue , And varied vernal flowers now meet our view ; The wild anemones our woods adorn , The white - clad flow'rets deck the prickly thorn . To sing their beauty chaste we vainly seek ...
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Again , O Spring , thy scents we'll share , As well the woods and groves , thy wild exub'rant air . ' VII . As Summer flowers rise , Their fragrance now we prize , And smell , with pleasure new , their odour wide .
Again , O Spring , thy scents we'll share , As well the woods and groves , thy wild exub'rant air . ' VII . As Summer flowers rise , Their fragrance now we prize , And smell , with pleasure new , their odour wide .
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The jasmines , too , which breathe E'en sweeter scents than these , Surmounting now our walls , luxuriant grow ; Th ' anemones , with dahlias , dot Our flowery beds , and fields the wild ' forget - me - not .
The jasmines , too , which breathe E'en sweeter scents than these , Surmounting now our walls , luxuriant grow ; Th ' anemones , with dahlias , dot Our flowery beds , and fields the wild ' forget - me - not .
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Distracted , wild , his mangled corpse she sees ; 30 Would breathe no more , for he no longer breathes ! Silent in death , his state a contrast bears To the wild storm which earth and heaven now tears ; Contrast to her , alone ...
Distracted , wild , his mangled corpse she sees ; 30 Would breathe no more , for he no longer breathes ! Silent in death , his state a contrast bears To the wild storm which earth and heaven now tears ; Contrast to her , alone ...
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The waltz too personal , and galop wild , 175 Become ne'er man or woman , youth or child ; A pert , old - fashioned prig I deemed may be , But sprightly , modest country - dance for me . Your patience , ladies , gentlemen , I've tried ...
The waltz too personal , and galop wild , 175 Become ne'er man or woman , youth or child ; A pert , old - fashioned prig I deemed may be , But sprightly , modest country - dance for me . Your patience , ladies , gentlemen , I've tried ...
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| Title | The Seasons: a Poem |
| Author | Oliver Raymond |
| Published | 1878 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2006 |
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