Poetry Explained for the Use of Young PeopleJ. Johnson, 72, St. Paul's Churchyard., 1802 - 115 pages |
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... unseen this sacred grove , to listen to the divine philosophy of Plato ; and are repre- sented as retiring with disgust from the ind trusion of the youthful charioteer . " Howe'er , the youth with forward air Bows to the sage , and ...
... unseen this sacred grove , to listen to the divine philosophy of Plato ; and are repre- sented as retiring with disgust from the ind trusion of the youthful charioteer . " Howe'er , the youth with forward air Bows to the sage , and ...
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... unseen , And waste it's sweetness on the desert air . Ray serene . Why serene ? Undisturbed is one meaning of serene ; clear , because undisturbed . -But perhaps this epithet was chosen rather for the convenience of it's rhyme than for ...
... unseen , And waste it's sweetness on the desert air . Ray serene . Why serene ? Undisturbed is one meaning of serene ; clear , because undisturbed . -But perhaps this epithet was chosen rather for the convenience of it's rhyme than for ...
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... unseen , By hedge - row elms , on hillocks green , Right against the eastern gate , Where the great sun begins his state , Rob'd in flames , and amber light , The clouds in thousand liv'ries dight ; While the ploughman , near at hand ...
... unseen , By hedge - row elms , on hillocks green , Right against the eastern gate , Where the great sun begins his state , Rob'd in flames , and amber light , The clouds in thousand liv'ries dight ; While the ploughman , near at hand ...
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... 'ning , refers to the beginning of the last paragraph , and means ; " After the crowing of the cock , let me go abroad , and listen to the hounds and huntsmen . " & c . & c . Not unseen . Some critics think that this should be 39.
... 'ning , refers to the beginning of the last paragraph , and means ; " After the crowing of the cock , let me go abroad , and listen to the hounds and huntsmen . " & c . & c . Not unseen . Some critics think that this should be 39.
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... unseen , from this line in Il Penseroso , " And missing thee , I walk unseen On the dry smooth shaven green . ' " " Walking in the view of others is suited to L'Allegro , walking unseen to Il Penseroso . Right against the eastern gate ...
... unseen , from this line in Il Penseroso , " And missing thee , I walk unseen On the dry smooth shaven green . ' " " Walking in the view of others is suited to L'Allegro , walking unseen to Il Penseroso . Right against the eastern gate ...
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