Poetical Works of Thomson and GrayT. Nelson, 1859 - 426 pages |
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... beam . The rapid radiance instantaneous strikes Th ' illumined mountain , through the forest streams , Shakes on the floods , and in a yellow mist , Far smoking o'er the interminable plain , In twinkling myriads lights the dewy gems ...
... beam . The rapid radiance instantaneous strikes Th ' illumined mountain , through the forest streams , Shakes on the floods , and in a yellow mist , Far smoking o'er the interminable plain , In twinkling myriads lights the dewy gems ...
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... beam , to give to light , Raised through ten thousand different plastic tubes , The balmy treasures of the former day . Then spring the living herbs , profusely wild , O'er all the deep - green earth , beyond the power Of botanist to ...
... beam , to give to light , Raised through ten thousand different plastic tubes , The balmy treasures of the former day . Then spring the living herbs , profusely wild , O'er all the deep - green earth , beyond the power Of botanist to ...
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... beams that gave them birth : shall he , fair form ! Who wears sweet smiles , and looks erect on Heaven , F'er stoop to mingle with the prowling herd , And dip his tongue in gore ? The beast of prey , Blood - stain'd , deserves to bleed ...
... beams that gave them birth : shall he , fair form ! Who wears sweet smiles , and looks erect on Heaven , F'er stoop to mingle with the prowling herd , And dip his tongue in gore ? The beast of prey , Blood - stain'd , deserves to bleed ...
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... beam ; and on your open front And liberal eye , sits , from his dark retreat Inviting modest Want . Nor , till invoked , Can restless goodness wait ; your active search Leaves no cold wintry corner unexplored ; Like silent - working ...
... beam ; and on your open front And liberal eye , sits , from his dark retreat Inviting modest Want . Nor , till invoked , Can restless goodness wait ; your active search Leaves no cold wintry corner unexplored ; Like silent - working ...
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... beams , belying heaven , Lurk searchless cunning , cruelty , and death : And still , false - warbling in his cheated ear , Her syren voice , enchanting , draws him on To guileful shores , and meads of fatal joy . Even present , in the ...
... beams , belying heaven , Lurk searchless cunning , cruelty , and death : And still , false - warbling in his cheated ear , Her syren voice , enchanting , draws him on To guileful shores , and meads of fatal joy . Even present , in the ...
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amid Athens beam behold beneath blaze bliss bloom breast breath bright Britons calm CASTLE OF INDOLENCE charms cheerful clouds dark death deep delight dreadful E'en earth ether Eton College exalted fair faithless fame fancy fate fierce fire flame flood gale genius gentle gloom glory glow grace Greece grove hand happy heart heaven Hence hills Isthmian Games labour land Latium Liberty light luxury lyre matchless mighty mind mingled mix'd mountains Muse Musidora Nature Nature's night nought o'er Odin passions peace Pindar plain poison'd pomp pour'd pride race rage rapture reign rills rise Rome round roused sacred scene shade shine shore smile soft song sons soul spirit spread Spring storm stream sunk swain sweet swelling tempest tender thee thine thou thunder toil train trembling tyrant vale vex'd virtue waste wave whence wild winds wing woods youth