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... bright look'd the poets , and brisk blew the airs , And the laurels took flow'r in the gardens and squares ; — But fancies like these , though I've stores to supply me , I'd better keep back for a poem ' ' ve by me , And merely observe ...
... bright look'd the poets , and brisk blew the airs , And the laurels took flow'r in the gardens and squares ; — But fancies like these , though I've stores to supply me , I'd better keep back for a poem ' ' ve by me , And merely observe ...
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... bright , And shot round about them an arrowy light ; And if , as he shook back his hair in its cluster , A curl fell athwart them and darke » ' d their lustre , A sprinkle of gold through the duskiness came , Like the sun through a tree ...
... bright , And shot round about them an arrowy light ; And if , as he shook back his hair in its cluster , A curl fell athwart them and darke » ' d their lustre , A sprinkle of gold through the duskiness came , Like the sun through a tree ...
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... bright Eden Jove gives to his care , But love the fair Virtue , for whom it is given , And keep the spot pure for the visits of heaven . " ( 13 ) He spoke with a warmth , but his accent was bland , And the poet bow'd down with a blush ...
... bright Eden Jove gives to his care , But love the fair Virtue , for whom it is given , And keep the spot pure for the visits of heaven . " ( 13 ) He spoke with a warmth , but his accent was bland , And the poet bow'd down with a blush ...
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... bright ; And clouds , burning inward , roll'd round on each side , To encircle his state , as he stood in his pride ; Till at last the full Deity put on his rays , ' And burst on the sight in the pomp of his blaze ! Then a glory beam'd ...
... bright ; And clouds , burning inward , roll'd round on each side , To encircle his state , as he stood in his pride ; Till at last the full Deity put on his rays , ' And burst on the sight in the pomp of his blaze ! Then a glory beam'd ...
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... bright vision , set floating in sound . That sight and that music might not be sustain'd But by those who a glory like Dryden's had gain'd ; ( 22 ) And even the four who had graciousness found , After gazing awhile , bow'd them down to ...
... bright vision , set floating in sound . That sight and that music might not be sustain'd But by those who a glory like Dryden's had gain'd ; ( 22 ) And even the four who had graciousness found , After gazing awhile , bow'd them down to ...
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