English Poetry: From Collins to FitzgeraldCollier, 1961 - 958 pages |
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Page 535
... seems destructive of the rest . Where wealth and freedom reign contentment fails , And honour sinks where commerce long prevails . Hence every state , to one lov'd blessing prone , Conforms and models life to that alone . Each to the ...
... seems destructive of the rest . Where wealth and freedom reign contentment fails , And honour sinks where commerce long prevails . Hence every state , to one lov'd blessing prone , Conforms and models life to that alone . Each to the ...
Page 606
... seems Eden , and each calm retreat Each village seems the haunt of holy feet . But that sweet village where my black - ey'd maid Closes her eyes in sleep beneath night's shade , Whene'er I enter , more than mortal fire Burns in my soul ...
... seems Eden , and each calm retreat Each village seems the haunt of holy feet . But that sweet village where my black - ey'd maid Closes her eyes in sleep beneath night's shade , Whene'er I enter , more than mortal fire Burns in my soul ...
Page 656
... seems to suit thee best , Thy appellations . A little Cyclops , with one eye Staring to threaten and defy , That ... seem'st to rest ; - May peace come never to his nest Who shall reprove thee ! Sweet Flower ! for by that name at last ...
... seems to suit thee best , Thy appellations . A little Cyclops , with one eye Staring to threaten and defy , That ... seem'st to rest ; - May peace come never to his nest Who shall reprove thee ! Sweet Flower ! for by that name at last ...
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