Poetical Works of Thomson and GrayT. Nelson, 1859 - 426 pages |
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... muse Throw all her beauty forth . But who can paint Like Nature ? Can imagination boast , Amid its gay creation , hues like hers ? Or can it mix them with that matchless skill , And lose them in each other , as appears In every bud that ...
... muse Throw all her beauty forth . But who can paint Like Nature ? Can imagination boast , Amid its gay creation , hues like hers ? Or can it mix them with that matchless skill , And lose them in each other , as appears In every bud that ...
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... muse ! and hark , how loud the woods Invite you forth in all your gayest trim ! Lend me your song , ye nightingales ! oh pour The mazy - running soul of melody Into my varied verse ! while I deduce , From the first note the hollow ...
... muse ! and hark , how loud the woods Invite you forth in all your gayest trim ! Lend me your song , ye nightingales ! oh pour The mazy - running soul of melody Into my varied verse ! while I deduce , From the first note the hollow ...
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... Muse ashamed , here to bemoan Her brothers of the grove , by tyrant Man Inhuman caught , and in the narrow cage From liberty confined , and boundless air . Dull are the pretty slaves , their plumage dull , Ragged , and all its ...
... Muse ashamed , here to bemoan Her brothers of the grove , by tyrant Man Inhuman caught , and in the narrow cage From liberty confined , and boundless air . Dull are the pretty slaves , their plumage dull , Ragged , and all its ...
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... muse , through Hagley Park thou stray'st ; Thy British Tempe ! There along the dale , With woods o'erhung , and ... Muses charm : while , with sure taste refined , You draw th ' inspiring breath of ancient song ; Till nobly rises ...
... muse , through Hagley Park thou stray'st ; Thy British Tempe ! There along the dale , With woods o'erhung , and ... Muses charm : while , with sure taste refined , You draw th ' inspiring breath of ancient song ; Till nobly rises ...
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... Muse's early friend , In whom the human graces all unite : Pure light of mind , and tenderness of heart : Genius , and wisdom ; the gay social sense , By decency chastised ; goodness and wit , In seldom - meeting harmony combined ...
... Muse's early friend , In whom the human graces all unite : Pure light of mind , and tenderness of heart : Genius , and wisdom ; the gay social sense , By decency chastised ; goodness and wit , In seldom - meeting harmony combined ...
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