The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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Page 30
... waves , Cut samphire , to excite the squeamish gust Of pamper'd luxury . Then let thy ground Not lie unlabour'd ; if the richest stem Refuse to thrive , yet who would doubt to plant Somewhat that may to human use redound , And penury ...
... waves , Cut samphire , to excite the squeamish gust Of pamper'd luxury . Then let thy ground Not lie unlabour'd ; if the richest stem Refuse to thrive , yet who would doubt to plant Somewhat that may to human use redound , And penury ...
Page 32
... waves , With characters and figures dire inscrib'd , Grievous to mortal eyes ; ( ye Gods ! avert Such plagues from righteous men ! ) Behind him stalks Another monster , not unlike himself , Sullen of aspect , by the vulgar call'd A ...
... waves , With characters and figures dire inscrib'd , Grievous to mortal eyes ; ( ye Gods ! avert Such plagues from righteous men ! ) Behind him stalks Another monster , not unlike himself , Sullen of aspect , by the vulgar call'd A ...
Page 39
... waves beneath the bending glide . The youth , who seem'd to watch a time to sin , Approach'd the careless guide , and thrust him in ; Plunging he falls , and rising lifts his head , Then flashing turns , and sinks among the dead . Wild ...
... waves beneath the bending glide . The youth , who seem'd to watch a time to sin , Approach'd the careless guide , and thrust him in ; Plunging he falls , and rising lifts his head , Then flashing turns , and sinks among the dead . Wild ...
Page 72
... wave below : Here pensive I behold the fading light , And o'er the distant billow lose my sight . * * * Now let the fisherman his toils prepare , And arm himself with every watery snare ; His hooks , his lines , peruse with careful eye ...
... wave below : Here pensive I behold the fading light , And o'er the distant billow lose my sight . * * * Now let the fisherman his toils prepare , And arm himself with every watery snare ; His hooks , his lines , peruse with careful eye ...
Page 73
... wave , and beats the foamy lake ; With sudden rage he now aloft appears , And in his eye convulsive anguish bears ; And now again , impatient of the wound , He rolls and wreathes his shining body round ; Then headlong shoots beneath the ...
... wave , and beats the foamy lake ; With sudden rage he now aloft appears , And in his eye convulsive anguish bears ; And now again , impatient of the wound , He rolls and wreathes his shining body round ; Then headlong shoots beneath the ...
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