The Minor Poems in EnglishMacmillan, 1972 - 362 pages |
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Page 71
... fair one wedded not , Thereby to wipe away th ' infamous blot Of long - uncoupled bed , and childless eld , Which ' mongst the wanton gods a foul reproach was held . III So mounting up in icy - pearled car , Through middle empire of the ...
... fair one wedded not , Thereby to wipe away th ' infamous blot Of long - uncoupled bed , and childless eld , Which ' mongst the wanton gods a foul reproach was held . III So mounting up in icy - pearled car , Through middle empire of the ...
Page 139
... fair Syrian shepherdess , Who after years of barrenness The highly favour'd Joseph bore 65 To him that serv'd for her before , And at her next birth much like thee , Through pangs fled to felicity , Far within the bosom bright Of ...
... fair Syrian shepherdess , Who after years of barrenness The highly favour'd Joseph bore 65 To him that serv'd for her before , And at her next birth much like thee , Through pangs fled to felicity , Far within the bosom bright Of ...
Page 215
... fair a herd as graz'd About my mother Circe . Thus I hurl My dazzling spells into the spongy air , Of power to cheat the eye with blear illusion 155 And give it false presentments , lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment ...
... fair a herd as graz'd About my mother Circe . Thus I hurl My dazzling spells into the spongy air , Of power to cheat the eye with blear illusion 155 And give it false presentments , lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment ...
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