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... reign ; Th ' environed flowery bower Laments the cruel hour Of her bereft , no more to bloom again ; Her stately form and graceful cup Must bow before the Summer's glare , and withered droop . VI . Meanwhile our threnody , - Not ...
... reign ; Th ' environed flowery bower Laments the cruel hour Of her bereft , no more to bloom again ; Her stately form and graceful cup Must bow before the Summer's glare , and withered droop . VI . Meanwhile our threnody , - Not ...
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... ; No cares for them to cloy Their one day's reign curtailed ; whate'er betide , They sing and hail the summer day , Till evening clouds the sky , and shadows hold their sway . XIV . Prompt from the village green , In rustic SUMMER . 35.
... ; No cares for them to cloy Their one day's reign curtailed ; whate'er betide , They sing and hail the summer day , Till evening clouds the sky , and shadows hold their sway . XIV . Prompt from the village green , In rustic SUMMER . 35.
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... reign . XIX . The raging storm now o'er , And left the hedgeside bower , Men , women , boys had reached their several homes ; Comfort around them reigns , Forgotten all their pains , As they in humble cot await what comes : Content ...
... reign . XIX . The raging storm now o'er , And left the hedgeside bower , Men , women , boys had reached their several homes ; Comfort around them reigns , Forgotten all their pains , As they in humble cot await what comes : Content ...
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... reign , His glory shrouds ; eclipsed , he doffs his blazing train ! XXVII . When through the hemisphere , Portentous drawing near Along his golden path , the comet rare Shone in the wide expanse , Where constellations dance , 44 THE ...
... reign , His glory shrouds ; eclipsed , he doffs his blazing train ! XXVII . When through the hemisphere , Portentous drawing near Along his golden path , the comet rare Shone in the wide expanse , Where constellations dance , 44 THE ...
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... reigns , Employ we waking thought On Him who dear has bought Our souls , and freed them from eternal pains , The risen Sun of Righteousness ; ' No night if He be near , ' our darkened souls to bless . XXIX . Our theme be wisdom's ways ...
... reigns , Employ we waking thought On Him who dear has bought Our souls , and freed them from eternal pains , The risen Sun of Righteousness ; ' No night if He be near , ' our darkened souls to bless . XXIX . Our theme be wisdom's ways ...
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