Elegant Extracts in Poetry: Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons |
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... turn their waiting eyes ; For them thou open'st thy exhaustless store , Till the capacious wish can grasp no more . But , if one moment thou thy face should'st Thy glory clouded , or thy smiles deny'd , [ hide , Then widow'd nature ...
... turn their waiting eyes ; For them thou open'st thy exhaustless store , Till the capacious wish can grasp no more . But , if one moment thou thy face should'st Thy glory clouded , or thy smiles deny'd , [ hide , Then widow'd nature ...
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... Turn'd by his nod the stream of honor flows , His smile alone security bestows : Still to new heights his restless wishes tow'r ; Claim leads to claim , and pow'r advances pow'r ; * Ver . 28-55 . † Ver . 56–107 . Till conquest ...
... Turn'd by his nod the stream of honor flows , His smile alone security bestows : Still to new heights his restless wishes tow'r ; Claim leads to claim , and pow'r advances pow'r ; * Ver . 28-55 . † Ver . 56–107 . Till conquest ...
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... Turn , gentle youth , to me , to love , and joy ! To these I lead : no monsters here shall stay Thine easy course ; no cares thy peace annoy ; I lead to bliss a nearer , smoother way ; Short is my way , fair , easy , smooth , and plain Turn ...
... Turn , gentle youth , to me , to love , and joy ! To these I lead : no monsters here shall stay Thine easy course ; no cares thy peace annoy ; I lead to bliss a nearer , smoother way ; Short is my way , fair , easy , smooth , and plain Turn ...
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... turn of mind , Content , and not for praise but virtue kind . Hither the walkers turn with weary feet , Then bless the mansion , and the master greet . Their greeting fair , bestow'd with modest guise , The courteous master hears and ...
... turn of mind , Content , and not for praise but virtue kind . Hither the walkers turn with weary feet , Then bless the mansion , and the master greet . Their greeting fair , bestow'd with modest guise , The courteous master hears and ...
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... turn'd , and thus replied : Mortal , by Folly still beguil'd , " Thou hast not yet outstripp'd the child ; " Thou ... turns to me reluctant ears , " Shall shed repeated floods of tears . " These rivers shall for ever last ; " There's no ...
... turn'd , and thus replied : Mortal , by Folly still beguil'd , " Thou hast not yet outstripp'd the child ; " Thou ... turns to me reluctant ears , " Shall shed repeated floods of tears . " These rivers shall for ever last ; " There's no ...
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Common terms and phrases
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