Selections from the British Poets, Volume 1Harper & Bros., 1810 |
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Page 23
... be ; For all that pleasing is to living ear , Was there consorted in one harmony ; Birds , voices , instruments , winds , waters , all agree The joyous birds , shrouded in cheerful shade Their notes EDMUND SPENSER . 23.
... be ; For all that pleasing is to living ear , Was there consorted in one harmony ; Birds , voices , instruments , winds , waters , all agree The joyous birds , shrouded in cheerful shade Their notes EDMUND SPENSER . 23.
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... voice attemper'd sweet ; Th ' angelical soft trembling voices made To th ' instruments divine respondence meet ; The silver - sounding instruments did meet With the base murmur of the water's fall ; The water's fall with difference ...
... voice attemper'd sweet ; Th ' angelical soft trembling voices made To th ' instruments divine respondence meet ; The silver - sounding instruments did meet With the base murmur of the water's fall ; The water's fall with difference ...
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... voice and yielding of that body , Whereof he is the head . Then , if he says he loves you , It fits your wisdom so far to believe it , As he in his particular act and place May give his saying deed : which is no further Than the main voice ...
... voice and yielding of that body , Whereof he is the head . Then , if he says he loves you , It fits your wisdom so far to believe it , As he in his particular act and place May give his saying deed : which is no further Than the main voice ...
Page 32
... voice : Take each man's censure , but reserve thy judgment Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy , But not express'd in fancy ; rich , not gaudy : For the apparel oft proclaims the man : And they in France , of the best rank and statior ...
... voice : Take each man's censure , but reserve thy judgment Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy , But not express'd in fancy ; rich , not gaudy : For the apparel oft proclaims the man : And they in France , of the best rank and statior ...
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... birds rejoice , And for their quiet nests and plenteous food Pay with their grateful voice . Hail the poor Muse's richest manor - seat ! Ye country - houses and retreat , Which all the happy gods so love , That for ABRAHAM COWLEY . 81.
... birds rejoice , And for their quiet nests and plenteous food Pay with their grateful voice . Hail the poor Muse's richest manor - seat ! Ye country - houses and retreat , Which all the happy gods so love , That for ABRAHAM COWLEY . 81.
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