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... wisdom , and lips all of love ; For though he was blooming , and oval of cheek ,
| And youth down his shoulders went smoothing and sleek , Yet his look with the
reach of past ages was wise , | And the soul of eternity tho ght through his eyes .
... wisdom , and lips all of love ; For though he was blooming , and oval of cheek ,
| And youth down his shoulders went smoothing and sleek , Yet his look with the
reach of past ages was wise , | And the soul of eternity tho ght through his eyes .
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... But stopp ' d with a sigh for poor Comedy ' s sake ; Then gave mine host orders
, who bow ' d to the floor , And presented three cards that were brought to the
door : Apollo just gave them a glance with his eye“ Spencer - Rogers - Montgom
...
... But stopp ' d with a sigh for poor Comedy ' s sake ; Then gave mine host orders
, who bow ' d to the floor , And presented three cards that were brought to the
door : Apollo just gave them a glance with his eye“ Spencer - Rogers - Montgom
...
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... where ' s the soul that can read ' em ( 8 ) So saying , his eye so alarmingly
shone , That ere it could wink , the poor devil was gone . A hem was then heard ,
consequential and snapping , And a sour little gentleman walk ' d with a rap in .
... where ' s the soul that can read ' em ( 8 ) So saying , his eye so alarmingly
shone , That ere it could wink , the poor devil was gone . A hem was then heard ,
consequential and snapping , And a sour little gentleman walk ' d with a rap in .
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However , he scarcely had got through the door , When he look ' d adoration ,
and bow ' d to the floor , For his host was a God - what a very great thing ! And
what was still greater in his eyes a king ! ( 10 ) Apollo smil ' d shrewdly , and bade
him ...
However , he scarcely had got through the door , When he look ' d adoration ,
and bow ' d to the floor , For his host was a God - what a very great thing ! And
what was still greater in his eyes a king ! ( 10 ) Apollo smil ' d shrewdly , and bade
him ...
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( 12 ) The poet to this was about to reply , When Moore , coming in , caught the
Deity ' s eye , Who gave him his hand , and said , “ Show me a sight That can give
a divinity sounder delight , Or that carth should more prize from its core to the ...
( 12 ) The poet to this was about to reply , When Moore , coming in , caught the
Deity ' s eye , Who gave him his hand , and said , “ Show me a sight That can give
a divinity sounder delight , Or that carth should more prize from its core to the ...
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| Title | The Feast of the Poets: With Notes, and Other Pieces in Verse |
| Author | Leigh Hunt |
| Publisher | J. Cawthorn, 1814 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 5 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 157 pages |
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