Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of LiteratureA. D. Worthington & Company, 1875 - 862 pages |
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... thou hast considered thy purchase , thou wilt call the price of it a charity to thyself . SHIRLEY . In winter you may reade them ad ignem , by the fireside , and in summer ad umbram , under some shadie tree ; and therewith passe away ...
... thou hast considered thy purchase , thou wilt call the price of it a charity to thyself . SHIRLEY . In winter you may reade them ad ignem , by the fireside , and in summer ad umbram , under some shadie tree ; and therewith passe away ...
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Charles Carroll Bombaugh. Glean not in barren soil these offal ears , Since reap thou may'st whole harvests of delight . That which we garnered in our eager youth SOUTHWELL . Becomes a long delight in after years . - ETHEL CHURCHILL . To ...
Charles Carroll Bombaugh. Glean not in barren soil these offal ears , Since reap thou may'st whole harvests of delight . That which we garnered in our eager youth SOUTHWELL . Becomes a long delight in after years . - ETHEL CHURCHILL . To ...
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... thou cherishest . Chance cannot change thee : from the cradle of childhood to the charnel- house , from our first childish chirpings to the chills of the church - yard , thou art our cheery , changeless chieftainess . Chastener of the ...
... thou cherishest . Chance cannot change thee : from the cradle of childhood to the charnel- house , from our first childish chirpings to the chills of the church - yard , thou art our cheery , changeless chieftainess . Chastener of the ...
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... thou didst half profane ? Exhausting thy great power of song on themes Not worthy of its strong , effulgent beams . REYNOLDS . Rare Painter ! whose unequall'd skill could trace E ach light and shadow of the changeful face ; Young ...
... thou didst half profane ? Exhausting thy great power of song on themes Not worthy of its strong , effulgent beams . REYNOLDS . Rare Painter ! whose unequall'd skill could trace E ach light and shadow of the changeful face ; Young ...
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... thou of Nature ! every scene Of beauty stirred thy fancy's deeper mood , Reflection calmed the current of thy blood : Thus in the wide " Excursion " of thy mind , High thoughts in words of worth we still may find . IRVING . In easy ...
... thou of Nature ! every scene Of beauty stirred thy fancy's deeper mood , Reflection calmed the current of thy blood : Thus in the wide " Excursion " of thy mind , High thoughts in words of worth we still may find . IRVING . In easy ...
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