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Page 12
... deep in moss and flowery thyme , We mount again , and feel at every step Our foot half sunk in aillocks green and soft , Raised by the mole , the miner of the soil . He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures Earth : and ...
... deep in moss and flowery thyme , We mount again , and feel at every step Our foot half sunk in aillocks green and soft , Raised by the mole , the miner of the soil . He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures Earth : and ...
Page 24
... deep . Towards the antarctic . E'en the favour'd isles So lately found , although the constant sun Cheer all their seasons with a grateful smile , Can boast but little virtue ; and , inert Through plenty , lose in morals what they gain ...
... deep . Towards the antarctic . E'en the favour'd isles So lately found , although the constant sun Cheer all their seasons with a grateful smile , Can boast but little virtue ; and , inert Through plenty , lose in morals what they gain ...
Page 35
... the throng That press'd the beach , and , hasty to depart , Look'd to the sea for safety ? They are gone , Gone with the refluent wave into the deep- A prince with half his people ! Ancient towers , THE TIMEРІЕСЕ . 35.
... the throng That press'd the beach , and , hasty to depart , Look'd to the sea for safety ? They are gone , Gone with the refluent wave into the deep- A prince with half his people ! Ancient towers , THE TIMEРІЕСЕ . 35.
Page 36
... deep shall rise , And , needing none assistance of the storm , Shall roll themselves ashore , and reach him there . The Earth shall shake him out of all his holds , Or make his house his grave : nor so content , Shall counterfeit the ...
... deep shall rise , And , needing none assistance of the storm , Shall roll themselves ashore , and reach him there . The Earth shall shake him out of all his holds , Or make his house his grave : nor so content , Shall counterfeit the ...
Page 55
... deep mischief has itself a cause . In colleges and halls in ancient days , When learning , virtue , piety , and truth Were precious , and inculcated with care , There dwelt a sage call'd Discipline . His head , Not yet by time ...
... deep mischief has itself a cause . In colleges and halls in ancient days , When learning , virtue , piety , and truth Were precious , and inculcated with care , There dwelt a sage call'd Discipline . His head , Not yet by time ...
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beauty beneath betimes boast breath call'd cause cerning charge CHARLES ROLLS charms clime delights design'd distant divine dream e'en Earth ease fair fame fancy feed feel field of glory flower folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits give glory grace grave groves hand happy heart Heaven honour human JOHN SHARPE king labour learn'd less live lost lyre MARCH 25 mercy Mighty winds mind mischief nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once palmistry pass'd peace perhaps pleasures plebeian praise prize proud prove rapture riddance rude rural sacred sake scene schools scorn seek seem'd shade shine sight slaves sleep sloth smile SOFA song soon soul sound spare stroke sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art toil touch'd trembling truth twas virtue WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wise wonder worth youth