The Task: In Six BooksT. Bedlington, 1826 - 228 pages |
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Page 12
... fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted grass , that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course . Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter still , 195 To sooth and ...
... fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted grass , that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course . Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter still , 195 To sooth and ...
Page 13
... falls on me . At such a season , and with such a charge , 205 210 215 Once went I forth ; and found , till then unknown , 220 A cottage , whither oft we since repair : ' Tis perch'd upon the green hill top , but close Environ'd with a ...
... falls on me . At such a season , and with such a charge , 205 210 215 Once went I forth ; and found , till then unknown , 220 A cottage , whither oft we since repair : ' Tis perch'd upon the green hill top , but close Environ'd with a ...
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... falls Full on the destin'd ear . Wide flies the chaff , The rustling straw sends up a frequent mist Of atoms , sparkling in the noonday beam . Come hither , ye that press your beds of down , And sleep not ; see him sweating o'er his ...
... falls Full on the destin'd ear . Wide flies the chaff , The rustling straw sends up a frequent mist Of atoms , sparkling in the noonday beam . Come hither , ye that press your beds of down , And sleep not ; see him sweating o'er his ...
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... Grac'd with a sword , and worthier of a fan , Has made , what enemies could ne'er have done , Our arch of empire , steadfast but for you , A mutilated structure soon to fall . 770 THE TASK . BOOK II . THE TIME - PIECE 28 THE TASK .
... Grac'd with a sword , and worthier of a fan , Has made , what enemies could ne'er have done , Our arch of empire , steadfast but for you , A mutilated structure soon to fall . 770 THE TASK . BOOK II . THE TIME - PIECE 28 THE TASK .
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... which earth is fill'd . There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart ; It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is sever'd , as the flax , 10 That falls asunder at the touch of fire . He 3 * The Time-piece,
... which earth is fill'd . There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart ; It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is sever'd , as the flax , 10 That falls asunder at the touch of fire . He 3 * The Time-piece,
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