New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection from the Most Eminent British Poets and Poetical Translators, Volume 1Richard Alfred Davenport C. and C. Whittingham, 1823 |
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... unexhausted flame ; to bid them shine Eternal in their courses , o'er the blue Which mantles night , and woo us to repose VOL . I. C With roscid radiance . They , harmonious , roll In DEVOTIONAL AND MORAL Hymn to the Deity W Thompson.
... unexhausted flame ; to bid them shine Eternal in their courses , o'er the blue Which mantles night , and woo us to repose VOL . I. C With roscid radiance . They , harmonious , roll In DEVOTIONAL AND MORAL Hymn to the Deity W Thompson.
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... o'er their face , O God , the waters saw thee , and afraid , Into their channels shrunk ( capacious bed Of liquid element ! ) and own'd their bounds Impassable , as that eternal gulf [ beams " Twixt bliss and woe . The Prince of Peace ...
... o'er their face , O God , the waters saw thee , and afraid , Into their channels shrunk ( capacious bed Of liquid element ! ) and own'd their bounds Impassable , as that eternal gulf [ beams " Twixt bliss and woe . The Prince of Peace ...
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... o'er beds of lilies stray'd ; The blue - eyed violet and kingcup gay , And new blown roses , smiling sweetly red , Outglow'd the blushing infancy of day , While amorous west winds kiss'd their fragrant souls away . A rich pavilion rear ...
... o'er beds of lilies stray'd ; The blue - eyed violet and kingcup gay , And new blown roses , smiling sweetly red , Outglow'd the blushing infancy of day , While amorous west winds kiss'd their fragrant souls away . A rich pavilion rear ...
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... O'er diamond pebbles ran the liquid gold : And side by side the lamb and lion ranged The flowery lawn . The serpent gently roll'd His glistering spires , and playful tongue outloll'd To lick the infant hand . Together fed The wolf and ...
... O'er diamond pebbles ran the liquid gold : And side by side the lamb and lion ranged The flowery lawn . The serpent gently roll'd His glistering spires , and playful tongue outloll'd To lick the infant hand . Together fed The wolf and ...
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... o'er all . And lo ! presaging thy approach , The heathen temples shake , And trembling in forsaken fanes , The fabled idols quake . ' I am Jehovah : I am One : My name shall now be known ; No idol shall usurp my praise , Nor mount into ...
... o'er all . And lo ! presaging thy approach , The heathen temples shake , And trembling in forsaken fanes , The fabled idols quake . ' I am Jehovah : I am One : My name shall now be known ; No idol shall usurp my praise , Nor mount into ...
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