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... MUSE . How can my Muse want subject to invent , While thou dost breathe , that pour'st into my verse Thine own sweet argument , too excellent For every vulgar paper to rehearse ? O , give thyself the thanks , if aught in me Worthy ...
... MUSE . How can my Muse want subject to invent , While thou dost breathe , that pour'st into my verse Thine own sweet argument , too excellent For every vulgar paper to rehearse ? O , give thyself the thanks , if aught in me Worthy ...
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... Muse to lisp her notes begun ! ! a While pensive Memory traces back the round , Which fills the varied interval between , Much pleasure , more of sorrow , marks the scene . Sweet native stream ! those skies and suns so pure No more ...
... Muse to lisp her notes begun ! ! a While pensive Memory traces back the round , Which fills the varied interval between , Much pleasure , more of sorrow , marks the scene . Sweet native stream ! those skies and suns so pure No more ...
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... muse . & But darker now grows life's unhappy day , a Dark with new clouds of evil yet to come , Her pencil sickening Fancy throws away , a And weary Hope reclines upon the tomb ; And points my wishes to that tranquil shore , Where the ...
... muse . & But darker now grows life's unhappy day , a Dark with new clouds of evil yet to come , Her pencil sickening Fancy throws away , a And weary Hope reclines upon the tomb ; And points my wishes to that tranquil shore , Where the ...
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beauty behold bird breath bright charm dark DAVID GRAY dear death delight divine dost doth dream earth EDMUND SPENSER ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING English Sonnets eternal eyes fade fair Faith fame fear feel flowers friends glory grace grief happy HARTLEY COLERIDGE hast hath heart heaven heavenly HEMANS HENRY CONSTABLE honour hope JOHN KEATS JOHN KEBLE JOHN MILTON JULIAN FANE Lady language light live look Lord love thee Love's Massey's mind Mistress morn Muse never night o'er passion Petrarch pleasure poems poet poet's poetical poetry praise pray SAMUEL DANIEL Shakespeare shine sight silent sing sleep song sonnet writer sorrow soul sound SPEARE spirit SURREY sweet tears thine things THOMAS WARTON thou art thought toil verse voice weary weep WILLIAM CALDWELL ROSCOE WILLIAM DRUMMOND WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES WILLIAM SHAKE WILLIAM WORDS Wordsworth WORTH youth