The Task and Other PoemsCarey and Hart, 1842 - 324 pages |
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Page 15
... wind , scarce conscious that it blew , While Admiration , feeding at the eye , And still unsated , dwelt upon the scene . Thence with what pleasure have we just discern'd The distant plough slow moving , and beside His labouring team ...
... wind , scarce conscious that it blew , While Admiration , feeding at the eye , And still unsated , dwelt upon the scene . Thence with what pleasure have we just discern'd The distant plough slow moving , and beside His labouring team ...
Page 16
... winds , That sweep the skirt of some far - spreading wood Of ancient growth , make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore , And lull the spirit , while they fill the mind ; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast , And ...
... winds , That sweep the skirt of some far - spreading wood Of ancient growth , make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore , And lull the spirit , while they fill the mind ; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast , And ...
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... wind . So sportive is the light Shot through the boughs , it dances as they dance , Shadow and sunshine intermingling quick , And darkening and enlightening , as the leaves Play wanton , every moment , every spot . And now , with nerves ...
... wind . So sportive is the light Shot through the boughs , it dances as they dance , Shadow and sunshine intermingling quick , And darkening and enlightening , as the leaves Play wanton , every moment , every spot . And now , with nerves ...
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... Winds from all quarters agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for use , Else noxious ; oceans , rivers , lakes , and streams , All feel the freshening impulse , and are cleansed By restless undulation : e'en the oak Thrives by ...
... Winds from all quarters agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for use , Else noxious ; oceans , rivers , lakes , and streams , All feel the freshening impulse , and are cleansed By restless undulation : e'en the oak Thrives by ...
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... wind blows wide Their fluttering rags , and shows a tawny skin , The vellum of the pedigree they claim . Great skill have they in palmistry , and more To conjure clean away the gold they touch , Conveying worthless dross into its place ...
... wind blows wide Their fluttering rags , and shows a tawny skin , The vellum of the pedigree they claim . Great skill have they in palmistry , and more To conjure clean away the gold they touch , Conveying worthless dross into its place ...
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