The Main Lines of American LiteratureRaymond Wright Short, Wilbur Stewart Scott Holt, 1954 - 648 pages |
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... earth of blood her first draught drinks , 80 But since that time she often hath been cloyed . The wretch with ghastly face and dreadful mind Thinks each he sees will serve him in his kind , Though none on earth but kindred near then ...
... earth of blood her first draught drinks , 80 But since that time she often hath been cloyed . The wretch with ghastly face and dreadful mind Thinks each he sees will serve him in his kind , Though none on earth but kindred near then ...
Page 270
... Earth , that nourished thee , shall claim Thy growth , to be resolved to earth again , And , lost each human trace , surrendering up Thine individual being , shalt thou go To mix for ever with the elements , To be a brother to the ...
... Earth , that nourished thee , shall claim Thy growth , to be resolved to earth again , And , lost each human trace , surrendering up Thine individual being , shalt thou go To mix for ever with the elements , To be a brother to the ...
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... earth could so en- dure ; 300 She claims a more divine investiture Of longer tenure than Fame's airy rents ; Whate'er she touches doth her nature share ; Her inspiration haunts the ennobled air , Gives eyes to mountains blind , Ears to ...
... earth could so en- dure ; 300 She claims a more divine investiture Of longer tenure than Fame's airy rents ; Whate'er she touches doth her nature share ; Her inspiration haunts the ennobled air , Gives eyes to mountains blind , Ears to ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 20 | 20 |
NATHANIEL WARD 330 | 30 |
Copyright | |
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