The Task: In Six BooksT. Bedlington, 1826 - 228 pages |
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Page 15
... lost behind a rising ground , the wood 305 Seems sunk , and shorten'd to its topmost boughs . No tree in all the grove but has its charms , Though each its hue peculiar ; paler some , And of a wannish gray ; the willow such , And poplar ...
... lost behind a rising ground , the wood 305 Seems sunk , and shorten'd to its topmost boughs . No tree in all the grove but has its charms , Though each its hue peculiar ; paler some , And of a wannish gray ; the willow such , And poplar ...
Page 16
... lost his glare , And stepp'd at once into a cooler clime . Ye fallen avenues ! once more I mourn Your fate unmerited , once more rejoice That yet a remnant of your race survives . How airy and how light the graceful arch , Yet awful as ...
... lost his glare , And stepp'd at once into a cooler clime . Ye fallen avenues ! once more I mourn Your fate unmerited , once more rejoice That yet a remnant of your race survives . How airy and how light the graceful arch , Yet awful as ...
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... Lost nothing by comparison with ours ? Rude as thou art , ( for we return'd thee rude And ignorant , except of outward show , ) I cannot think thee yet so dull of heart And spiritless , as never to regret → Omai . 645 650 Sweets tasted ...
... Lost nothing by comparison with ours ? Rude as thou art , ( for we return'd thee rude And ignorant , except of outward show , ) I cannot think thee yet so dull of heart And spiritless , as never to regret → Omai . 645 650 Sweets tasted ...
Page 36
... lost an empire - let it pass . True , we may thank the perfidy of France , That pick'd the jewel out of England's crown , With all the cunning of an envious shrew . And let that pass - ' twas but a trick of state- A brave man knows no ...
... lost an empire - let it pass . True , we may thank the perfidy of France , That pick'd the jewel out of England's crown , With all the cunning of an envious shrew . And let that pass - ' twas but a trick of state- A brave man knows no ...
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... lost in his own musings , happy man ! 300 He feels the anxieties of life denied Their wonted entertainment ; all retire . Such joys has he that sings . But ah ! not such , Or seldom such , the hearers of his song . 305 Fastidious , or ...
... lost in his own musings , happy man ! 300 He feels the anxieties of life denied Their wonted entertainment ; all retire . Such joys has he that sings . But ah ! not such , Or seldom such , the hearers of his song . 305 Fastidious , or ...
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