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... Access deni'd ; and over head up grew Insuperable highth of loftiest shade , Cedar , and Pine , and Firr , and branching Palm , A Silvan Scene , and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade , a woodie Theatre Of stateliest view .
... Access deni'd ; and over head up grew Insuperable highth of loftiest shade , Cedar , and Pine , and Firr , and branching Palm , A Silvan Scene , and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade , a woodie Theatre Of stateliest view .
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In woods bright Venus with Adonis strayed , And chaste Diana haunts the forest - shade . Come , lovely nymph , and bless the silent hours , When swains from sheering seek their nightly bow'rs ; When weary reapers quit the sultry field ...
In woods bright Venus with Adonis strayed , And chaste Diana haunts the forest - shade . Come , lovely nymph , and bless the silent hours , When swains from sheering seek their nightly bow'rs ; When weary reapers quit the sultry field ...
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How often have I paused on every charm , The shelter'd cot , the cultivated farm , The never failing brook , the busy mill , The decent church that topp'd the neighbouring hill , The hawthorn bush , with seats beneath the shade , For ...
How often have I paused on every charm , The shelter'd cot , the cultivated farm , The never failing brook , the busy mill , The decent church that topp'd the neighbouring hill , The hawthorn bush , with seats beneath the shade , For ...
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Contents
THE ELIZABETHAN PASTORAL II | 11 |
Egloga Tertia | 23 |
Four poems from the Arcadia | 37 |
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appear bear beneath breath bright bring charms court delight doth earth eyes face fair fall fear feel fields flocks flowers Garden give Golden grace green groves grow hand happy hath head hear heart hills hope innocence keep kind labour land leave light live look Lord mean mind morn muse nature never night o'er once pain Pastoral plain play pleasure poem poet poetry poor praise pride rest rich rise round rural scene seems seen shade sheep shepherds side simple sing smiling soft song soon soul sound spread Spring stand stream swain sweet tell thee things thou thought toil town tradition trees true turn village wild wind woods youth
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| Title | The Penguin Book of English Pastoral Verse |
| Editors | John Barrell, John Bull |
| Publisher | Allen Lane, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0713906103, 9780713906103 |
| Length | 539 pages |
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