Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the AlmanackSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1823 - Almanacs, English |
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... by all her names ; thus , bravely thus Fraught with a fury so harmonious ) The lute's light genius now does proudly rise , Heaved on the surges of swoln rapsodies ; Whose flourish ( meteor - like ) doth curle the air With flash of high ...
... by all her names ; thus , bravely thus Fraught with a fury so harmonious ) The lute's light genius now does proudly rise , Heaved on the surges of swoln rapsodies ; Whose flourish ( meteor - like ) doth curle the air With flash of high ...
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