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... sounding marsh ; or from the shore The plovers when to scatter o'er the heath , And sing their wild notes to the listening waste . At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun , And the bright Bull receives him . Then no more The ...
... sounding marsh ; or from the shore The plovers when to scatter o'er the heath , And sing their wild notes to the listening waste . At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun , And the bright Bull receives him . Then no more The ...
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... sounding culver shoots ; or where the hawk , High in the beetling cliff his eyry builds . There let the classic page thy fancy lead Through rural scenes ; such as the Mantuan swain Paints in the matchless harmony of song . Or catch ...
... sounding culver shoots ; or where the hawk , High in the beetling cliff his eyry builds . There let the classic page thy fancy lead Through rural scenes ; such as the Mantuan swain Paints in the matchless harmony of song . Or catch ...
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... sounding flight , and then directly on In long excursion skims the level lawn , 1 To tempt him from her nest . The wild duck , hence , O'er the rough moss ; and o'er the trackless waste The heath hen flutters , pious fraud ! to lead The ...
... sounding flight , and then directly on In long excursion skims the level lawn , 1 To tempt him from her nest . The wild duck , hence , O'er the rough moss ; and o'er the trackless waste The heath hen flutters , pious fraud ! to lead The ...
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... sounding thong ; Blows are not felt ; but tossing high his head , And by the well known joy to distant plains Attracted strong , all wild he bursts away ; O'er rocks , and woods , and craggy mountains flies ; And , neighing , on the ...
... sounding thong ; Blows are not felt ; but tossing high his head , And by the well known joy to distant plains Attracted strong , all wild he bursts away ; O'er rocks , and woods , and craggy mountains flies ; And , neighing , on the ...
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... sounding shears . The housewife waits to roll her fleecy stores , With all her gay dress'd maids attending round . One , chief in gracious dignity enthroned , Shines o'er the rest , the pastoral queen , and rays Her smiles , sweet ...
... sounding shears . The housewife waits to roll her fleecy stores , With all her gay dress'd maids attending round . One , chief in gracious dignity enthroned , Shines o'er the rest , the pastoral queen , and rays Her smiles , sweet ...
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amid Apennines art thou Autumn beam beauty beneath blast blaze bliss blooming bosom boundless breast breath breeze bright CHARLES ROLLS charm clouds dark deep delight deluge descending diffused dreadful E'en earth ether exalted fair fair brow faithless fancy fierce flame flocks flood forest gale gentle gloom glowing grace grove happy heart heaven herds High raised hills JOHN SHARPE light Lycurgus matchless maze mingled mix'd mountains Muse Nature Nature's night o'er passions peace plain poison'd pomp pride rage rapture RICHARD WESTALL rills rise roar robe rocks roll round rural scene season shade shake shining shoot silvan smile snow soft song soul spreads Spring storm stream stretch'd swain sweet swell swift tempest tender thee thou thought thunder toil turbid Typhon vale vex'd virtue walk wander waste wave wide wild winds wing Winter wintry woods wrapp'd youth