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Page lvii
... never make any sort of irregular sonnet produce an effect equal to this beautiful rise and fall . Nothing need be said of the occasional pieces , except that lovers of tobacco will find the most poetic of the praises their goddess has ...
... never make any sort of irregular sonnet produce an effect equal to this beautiful rise and fall . Nothing need be said of the occasional pieces , except that lovers of tobacco will find the most poetic of the praises their goddess has ...
Page 132
... never failed , nor shall it fail me now . ' Angelic gratulations rend the skies , Pride falls unpitied , never more to rise , Humility is crowned , and faith receives the prize . " 9 570 580 EXPOSTULATION . Tantane , tam patiens , nullo ...
... never failed , nor shall it fail me now . ' Angelic gratulations rend the skies , Pride falls unpitied , never more to rise , Humility is crowned , and faith receives the prize . " 9 570 580 EXPOSTULATION . Tantane , tam patiens , nullo ...
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... never heard , Never sighed at the sound of a knell , Or smiled when a sabbath appeared . Ye winds , that have made me your sport , Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more . My friends ...
... never heard , Never sighed at the sound of a knell , Or smiled when a sabbath appeared . Ye winds , that have made me your sport , Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more . My friends ...
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