Elegant Extracts in Poetry: Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons |
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... gen'rous , and the brave ; The just , the good , the worthless , the profane ; The downright clown , and perfectly well - bred , The fool , the churl , the scoundrel , and the mean , The supple statesman , and the patriot stern ; The ...
... gen'rous , and the brave ; The just , the good , the worthless , the profane ; The downright clown , and perfectly well - bred , The fool , the churl , the scoundrel , and the mean , The supple statesman , and the patriot stern ; The ...
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... gen'rous olive's use ; Flocks that whiten all the plain , Yellow sheaves of ripen'd grain , Clouds that drop their fatt ning dews , Suns that temp'rate warmth diffuse ; From its stem the rip'ning ear ; Should the fig - tree's blasted ...
... gen'rous olive's use ; Flocks that whiten all the plain , Yellow sheaves of ripen'd grain , Clouds that drop their fatt ning dews , Suns that temp'rate warmth diffuse ; From its stem the rip'ning ear ; Should the fig - tree's blasted ...
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... gen'rous warmth " A stranger's woes to feel : " And bleeds in pity o'er the wound " He wants the pow'r to heal . " He spreads his kind supporting arms " To ev'ry child of grief ; " His secret bounty largely flows , " And brings unask'd ...
... gen'rous warmth " A stranger's woes to feel : " And bleeds in pity o'er the wound " He wants the pow'r to heal . " He spreads his kind supporting arms " To ev'ry child of grief ; " His secret bounty largely flows , " And brings unask'd ...
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... rous time , When all those virtues , op'ning now so fair , Transplanted to the world's tempestuous clime , Must ... gen'rous or too mean a heart , Dryden ! in vain to thee those stores were lent ; Thy sweetest numbers but a trifling art ...
... rous time , When all those virtues , op'ning now so fair , Transplanted to the world's tempestuous clime , Must ... gen'rous or too mean a heart , Dryden ! in vain to thee those stores were lent ; Thy sweetest numbers but a trifling art ...
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... gen'rous actions meet a base reward . While thus they pass , the sun his glory shrouds , The changing skies hang out their sable clouds ; A sound in air presag'd approaching rain , And beasts to covert scud across the plain . Warn'd by ...
... gen'rous actions meet a base reward . While thus they pass , the sun his glory shrouds , The changing skies hang out their sable clouds ; A sound in air presag'd approaching rain , And beasts to covert scud across the plain . Warn'd by ...
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æther arms art thou beauty behold beneath blessings blest bliss blood bloom breast breath bright charms chyle courser crowd dæmon death deep delight divine dread e'en earth eternal ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fear fire fix'd flame flow'rs fool form'd gen'rous glory grace grove hand happy heart heaven honor hope hour immortal Jebusites kings light lord lov'd lyre maid mind mortal Muse nature nature's ne'er night numbers Nut-Brown Maid nymph o'er once pain passion peace plain pleas'd pleasure poison'd pow'r praise pride proud rage rapture reign rills rise round sacred scene sense shade shine sigh skies smile soft song soul spleen stream sweet tears tempest Thalestris thee Theseus thine thou thought throne toil tow'ring train trembling truth Twas vale vex'd virtue voice wild wind wings wise wretch youth