Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best Poets in the English Language, a Copious Selection of Elegant Extracts, a Short Analysis of Hebrew Poetry, and Translations from the Sacred Poets: Designed to Illustrate the Principles of Rhetoric, and Teach Their Application to PoetryCarter and Hendee, 1830 - 480 pages |
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... wander to and fro in ways unknown , Furthest from end , then , when they nearest ween , That makes them doubt their wits be not their own ; So many paths , so many turnings seen , That which of them to take , in divers doubt they been ...
... wander to and fro in ways unknown , Furthest from end , then , when they nearest ween , That makes them doubt their wits be not their own ; So many paths , so many turnings seen , That which of them to take , in divers doubt they been ...
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... wandering many a famous realm And country , whereof here needs no account ; But rather to tell how , if Art could tell , How from that sapphire fount the crisped brooks , Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold , With mazy error under ...
... wandering many a famous realm And country , whereof here needs no account ; But rather to tell how , if Art could tell , How from that sapphire fount the crisped brooks , Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold , With mazy error under ...
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... wander down Into a lower world : to this obscure And wild ? how shall we breathe in other air Less pure , accustom'd to immortal fruits ? " Whom thus the Angel interrupted mild : - " Lament not , Eve , but patiently resign What justly ...
... wander down Into a lower world : to this obscure And wild ? how shall we breathe in other air Less pure , accustom'd to immortal fruits ? " Whom thus the Angel interrupted mild : - " Lament not , Eve , but patiently resign What justly ...
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... wandering steps and slow , Through Eden took their solitary way . SCENE FROM COMUS . A wild wood . The Lady enters . Lady . This way the noise was , if mine ear be true , My best guide now . Methought it was the sound Of riot and ill ...
... wandering steps and slow , Through Eden took their solitary way . SCENE FROM COMUS . A wild wood . The Lady enters . Lady . This way the noise was , if mine ear be true , My best guide now . Methought it was the sound Of riot and ill ...
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... wandering steps too far ; And envious darkness , ere they could return , Had stole them from me : else , O thievish night , Why should'st thou , but for some felonious end , In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars , That nature hung ...
... wandering steps too far ; And envious darkness , ere they could return , Had stole them from me : else , O thievish night , Why should'st thou , but for some felonious end , In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars , That nature hung ...
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ALLAN RAMSAY Arth beauty behold beneath bliss book of Job breast breath bright Brutus charm clouds dark dear death deep delight doth dream earth English language eternal fair fancy fear feel fire flowers frae gentle glory grave green Grongar Hill grove hand hath hear heard heart heaven Hebrew poetry hill holy hour Jehovah king land light live lonely look Lord lyre Mark Antony mighty mind moral morn mountains muse nature night o'er peace poet poetical poetry praise PSALM rill rock round scene Scotland shade shalt shine shore silent sing skies sleep smile solemn song soul sound spirit spring stream sublime sweet tears tempest tender thee thine thou art thou hast thought tree trembling University of Edinburgh unto vale voice wandering wave ween weep wild wind wing woods