The Works of the English Poets, Volumes 17-19G. Bigg, 1779 - 2 pages |
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... the skilful farmer chaff , And blazing straw , before his orchard burns ; Till , all involv'd in smoke , the latent foe From every cranny fuffocated falls : 125 Or fcatters o'er the blooms the pungent duft Of pepper B 4 Or SPRING . 7.
... the skilful farmer chaff , And blazing straw , before his orchard burns ; Till , all involv'd in smoke , the latent foe From every cranny fuffocated falls : 125 Or fcatters o'er the blooms the pungent duft Of pepper B 4 Or SPRING . 7.
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... falling verdure . Hufh'd in short fufpenfe , The plumy people ftreak their wings with oil , To throw the lucid moisture trickling off ; And wait th ' approaching fign to strike , at once , Into the general choir . Ev'n mountains , vales ...
... falling verdure . Hufh'd in short fufpenfe , The plumy people ftreak their wings with oil , To throw the lucid moisture trickling off ; And wait th ' approaching fign to strike , at once , Into the general choir . Ev'n mountains , vales ...
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... falling glory ; but amaz'd Beholds th ' amufive arch before him fly , 205 210 215 Then vanish quite away . Still night succeeds , A foften'd fhade , and faturated earth Awaits the morning - beam , to give to light , Rais'd through ten ...
... falling glory ; but amaz'd Beholds th ' amufive arch before him fly , 205 210 215 Then vanish quite away . Still night succeeds , A foften'd fhade , and faturated earth Awaits the morning - beam , to give to light , Rais'd through ten ...
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... Of covert close , where scarce a fpeck of day Falls on the lengthen'd gloom , protracted sweeps : Now meets the bending fky ; the river now Dimpling Dimpling along , the breezy ruffled lake , The foreft 120 THOMSON'S POEM S.
... Of covert close , where scarce a fpeck of day Falls on the lengthen'd gloom , protracted sweeps : Now meets the bending fky ; the river now Dimpling Dimpling along , the breezy ruffled lake , The foreft 120 THOMSON'S POEM S.
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... falls ; Her pinions ruffle , and , low - drooping , scarce Can bear the mourner to the poplar shade ; Where , all abandon'd to despair , the fings Her forrows through the night ; and , on the bough , Sole - fitting , ftill at every dying ...
... falls ; Her pinions ruffle , and , low - drooping , scarce Can bear the mourner to the poplar shade ; Where , all abandon'd to despair , the fings Her forrows through the night ; and , on the bough , Sole - fitting , ftill at every dying ...
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