The Works of the English Poets, Volume 1G. Bigg, 1779 - 2 pages |
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... heads to the sky . As yet the trembling year is unconfirm'd , And Winter oft at eve resumes the breeze , Chills the pale morn , and bids his driving fleets Deform the day delightless : fo that scarce The bittern knows his time , with ...
... heads to the sky . As yet the trembling year is unconfirm'd , And Winter oft at eve resumes the breeze , Chills the pale morn , and bids his driving fleets Deform the day delightless : fo that scarce The bittern knows his time , with ...
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... head , where purple violets lurk , With all the lowly children of the shade : Or lie reclin'd beneath yon spreading ash , Hung o'er the fteep ; whence , borne on liquid wing , The founding culver shoots ; or where the hawk , 450 High ...
... head , where purple violets lurk , With all the lowly children of the shade : Or lie reclin'd beneath yon spreading ash , Hung o'er the fteep ; whence , borne on liquid wing , The founding culver shoots ; or where the hawk , 450 High ...
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... heads Of the coy quirifters that lodge within , Are prodigal of harmony . The thrush grove : 595 And wood - lark , o'er the kind - contending throng Superior heard , run through the sweetest length Of notes ; when liftening Philomela ...
... heads Of the coy quirifters that lodge within , Are prodigal of harmony . The thrush grove : 595 And wood - lark , o'er the kind - contending throng Superior heard , run through the sweetest length Of notes ; when liftening Philomela ...
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... head Of wandering fwain , the white - wing'd plover wheels Her founding flight , and then directly on In long excursion skims the level lawn , To tempt him from her neft . The wild - duck , hence , O'er the rough mofs , and o'er the ...
... head Of wandering fwain , the white - wing'd plover wheels Her founding flight , and then directly on In long excursion skims the level lawn , To tempt him from her neft . The wild - duck , hence , O'er the rough mofs , and o'er the ...
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... head , And by the well - known joy to distant plains Attracted strong , all wild he bursts away ; O'er rocks , and woods , and craggy mountains flies : And , neighing , on th ' aërial fummit takes Th ' exciting gale ; then , fteep ...
... head , And by the well - known joy to distant plains Attracted strong , all wild he bursts away ; O'er rocks , and woods , and craggy mountains flies : And , neighing , on th ' aërial fummit takes Th ' exciting gale ; then , fteep ...
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æther amid beam beauty beneath blifs bloom bofom boundleſs breaſt breath breeze chearful clouds deep defcends delight earth eaſe Ev'n facred fafe fair fame favage fave feafon fecret fenfe fhade fhines fhore fide figh filent filk fing firſt fkies flame fleep flocks flood fmiles fnow focial foft folemn fome fong fons foreft foul ftill ftorm fuch fudden funk fwain fweet fwell gale gloom grace grove heart heaven hills himſelf laſt lefs loft looſe mingled mix'd moſt mountains Mufe mufic Muſe Nature Nature's night o'er paffions peace plain pleaſure Pour'd praiſe rage raiſe reſtleſs rife round ſcarce ſcene ſhade ſhake ſhe ſkies ſky ſpirit ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtores ſtorm ſtream ſweep tempeft thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand toil treaſures vale virtue waſte wave whofe whoſe wild winds wing Winter wiſdom woods worfe