The "Flower of Gloster,"An account of a voyage in a barge from Oxford to Inglesham via Warwick and Tewkesbury. |
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Page 48 - O why do you walk through the fields in gloves, Missing so much and so much? O fat white woman whom nobody loves, Why do you walk through the fields in gloves, When the grass is soft as the breast of doves And shivering sweet to the touch ? O why do you walk through the fields in gloves, Missing so much and so much?
Page 15 - And all the bells were ringing in the old grey town. Down in the town off the bridges and the grass, They are sweeping up the leaves to let the people pass, Sweeping up the old leaves, golden-reds and browns, Whilst the men go to lecture with the wind in their gowns.
Page 45 - Mincius still retains his tranquil honours. And when thy glories, proud Genius ! are lost and forgotten ; when the flood of commerce, which now supplies thy urn, is turned into another course, and has left thy channel dry and desolate ; the -soft!) flowing Avon shall still murmur in song, and his banks receive the homage of all who are beloved by Phcebus and the Muses.
Page 66 - Hark ! hark ! the dogs do bark, The beggars are coming to town, Some in rags and some in tags, And some in velvet gowns.
Page 44 - ... senses, I saw, with the eyes of fancy, the following scene. The firm-built side of the aqueduct suddenly opened, and a gigantic form issued forth, which I soon discovered to be the Genius of the Canal. He was clad in a close garment of russet hue. A mural crown, indented with battlements, surrounded his brow. His naked feet were discoloured with clay. On his left shoulder he bore a huge pick-axe ; and in his right hand he held certain instruments, used in surveying and levelling.
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