Selections from the British Poets, Volume 1Harper & Bros., 1810 |
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... bright , And made a sunshine in a shady place ; Did ever mortal eye behold such heavenly grace . It fortuned , out of the thickest wood , A ramping lion rushed suddenly , Hunting full greedy after savage blood ; Soon as the royal virgin ...
... bright , And made a sunshine in a shady place ; Did ever mortal eye behold such heavenly grace . It fortuned , out of the thickest wood , A ramping lion rushed suddenly , Hunting full greedy after savage blood ; Soon as the royal virgin ...
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... bright , That seem'd the fountain in that sea did sail upright Eftsoons they heard a most melodious sound , Of all that mote delight a dainty ear , Such as at once might not on living ground , Save in this paradise , be heard elsewhere ...
... bright , That seem'd the fountain in that sea did sail upright Eftsoons they heard a most melodious sound , Of all that mote delight a dainty ear , Such as at once might not on living ground , Save in this paradise , be heard elsewhere ...
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... bright . In such a night as this , When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees , And they did make no noise : in such a night , Troilus , methinks , mounted the Trojan walls , And sigh'd his soul towards the Grecian tents , Where ...
... bright . In such a night as this , When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees , And they did make no noise : in such a night , Troilus , methinks , mounted the Trojan walls , And sigh'd his soul towards the Grecian tents , Where ...
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... bright gold : There's not the smallest orb which thou behold'st , But in his motion like an angel sings , Still quiring to the young - eyed cherubims ; Such harmony is in immortal souls ; But , whilst this muddy vesture of decay Doth ...
... bright gold : There's not the smallest orb which thou behold'st , But in his motion like an angel sings , Still quiring to the young - eyed cherubims ; Such harmony is in immortal souls ; But , whilst this muddy vesture of decay Doth ...
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... bright face of his rays disarray , And sads the smiling orient of the springing day . She was a virgin of austere regard : Not as the world esteems her , deaf and blind ; But as the eagle , that hath oft compared Her eye with heaven's ...
... bright face of his rays disarray , And sads the smiling orient of the springing day . She was a virgin of austere regard : Not as the world esteems her , deaf and blind ; But as the eagle , that hath oft compared Her eye with heaven's ...
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arms bard Bavius behold beneath bless'd bliss bosom bower breast breath bright call'd charms clouds COMUS COUNTESS OF WINCHELSEA court dark death delight divine dost doth dread earth eternal Ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear flame flowers grace grave Greece Grongar Hill grove hand happy hast hath head hear heart heaven heavenly hill honour immortal JOHN DRYDEN king light live Locrine Lycidas lyre mighty mind morn mortal mountains Muse Muse's Nature's ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er pain peace pleasure poet praise pride proud raptures rill rise round sacred seem'd seraphic shade shepherd shines sight sing sleep smile soft song soul sound spirit spring stamp'd stream sung sweet tears Thammuz thee thine thou thought throne Twas verse vex'd virgin virtue voice wake waves ween wild wind wings wonder youth