The Poetical Works of Collins, Gray, and Beattie: With Lord Byron's English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, Hours of IdlenessBaynes and Son, 1824 - 446 pages |
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... hand . Soon afterward his uncle , Mr. Martin , a lieutenant - colonel , left him about two thousand pounds ; a sum which Collins could scarcely think exhaustible , and which he did not live to exhaust . The guineas were then repaid ...
... hand . Soon afterward his uncle , Mr. Martin , a lieutenant - colonel , left him about two thousand pounds ; a sum which Collins could scarcely think exhaustible , and which he did not live to exhaust . The guineas were then repaid ...
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... hand , out of curiosity to see what companion a man of letters had chosen , " I have but one book , " said Collins , " but that is the best . " ' Such was the fate of Collins , with whom I once de- lighted to converse , and whom I yet ...
... hand , out of curiosity to see what companion a man of letters had chosen , " I have but one book , " said Collins , " but that is the best . " ' Such was the fate of Collins , with whom I once de- lighted to converse , and whom I yet ...
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... hand records in humble phrase ; Of Genius oft and Learning worse the lot , For them no care , to them no honour shewn : Alive neglected , and when dead forgot , E'en COLLINS slumbers in a grave unknown . ORIENTAL ECLOGUES . ECLOGUE I ...
... hand records in humble phrase ; Of Genius oft and Learning worse the lot , For them no care , to them no honour shewn : Alive neglected , and when dead forgot , E'en COLLINS slumbers in a grave unknown . ORIENTAL ECLOGUES . ECLOGUE I ...
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... hand sustains With wealth in courts ; nor all that haunt the plains : Well may your hearts believe the truths I tell ... hands bestow , And yours the love that kings delight to know . Yet think not these , all beauteous as they are B 2 ...
... hand sustains With wealth in courts ; nor all that haunt the plains : Well may your hearts believe the truths I tell ... hands bestow , And yours the love that kings delight to know . Yet think not these , all beauteous as they are B 2 ...
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... hand , To guard his shaded face from scorching sand . The sultry sun had gain'd the middle sky , And not a tree , and not an herb was nigh ; The beasts , with pain , their dusty way pursue , Shrill roar'd the winds , and dreary was the ...
... hand , To guard his shaded face from scorching sand . The sultry sun had gain'd the middle sky , And not a tree , and not an herb was nigh ; The beasts , with pain , their dusty way pursue , Shrill roar'd the winds , and dreary was the ...
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