The task, and minor poems [ed.] by E. Lee1900 |
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... Fall ; since that period , however , man has not hesitated to persecute animals to make him sport , or to gratify his angry passions or his gluttony , or to save him labour . The heart which finds no pleasure in the sight of animals ...
... Fall ; since that period , however , man has not hesitated to persecute animals to make him sport , or to gratify his angry passions or his gluttony , or to save him labour . The heart which finds no pleasure in the sight of animals ...
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... throne of France . 1776. Declaration of Independence by the United States of America . Publication of first volumes of Gibbon's ' Decline and Fall . ' 1778. Death of Chatham . Thurlow becomes Lord Chancellor . CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE •
... throne of France . 1776. Declaration of Independence by the United States of America . Publication of first volumes of Gibbon's ' Decline and Fall . ' 1778. Death of Chatham . Thurlow becomes Lord Chancellor . CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE •
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... fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted grass , that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course . Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter still , To soothe and ...
... fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted grass , that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course . Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter still , To soothe and ...
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... falls on me . At such a season , and with such a charge , 205 210 215 Once went I forth , and found , till then unknown , 220 A cottage , whither oft we since repair : ' Tis perched upon the green - hill top , but close Environed with a ...
... falls on me . At such a season , and with such a charge , 205 210 215 Once went I forth , and found , till then unknown , 220 A cottage , whither oft we since repair : ' Tis perched upon the green - hill top , but close Environed with a ...
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... falls Full on the destined ear . Wide flies the chaff ; 355 The rustling straw sends up a frequent mist 360 Of atoms , sparkling in the noonday beam . Come hither , ye that press your beds of down And sleep not ; see him sweating o'er ...
... falls Full on the destined ear . Wide flies the chaff ; 355 The rustling straw sends up a frequent mist 360 Of atoms , sparkling in the noonday beam . Come hither , ye that press your beds of down And sleep not ; see him sweating o'er ...
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Page 252 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her amorous descant sung...
Page 166 - I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was.
Page 80 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 175 - GOD moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will.
Page 194 - Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more. My friends , — do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see.
Page 176 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace ; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
Page 271 - There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond...
Page 166 - Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she.
Page 193 - I AM monarch of all I survey; My right there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place.
Page 167 - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid...